Orange and chocolate kisses à la Heike

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 250 g flour
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 125 g margarine
• 100 g brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pack of orange peel (Finesse)
• 75 g chocolate flakes
• 1 tbsp rum
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• ½ tsp gingerbread spice
• 50 g ground almonds
• n. B. Chocolate coating of your choice or powdered sugar

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 55 minutes

not just at Christmas

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and knead well. Place the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Shape the dough into either three logs approximately 3 cm in diameter or walnut-sized balls. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake in an oven preheated to 180°C (convection oven) for approximately 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Melt the chocolate coating in a water bath and spread it on the cookies or logs. Once the chocolate coating has dried on the logs, cut into diagonal strips approximately 2 cm wide. What you cover the cookies with is a matter of taste. You can leave them plain or dust them with powdered sugar. Tip: It’s best to bake double the batch.