Chestnut-Marzipan Biscuits

Name: Chestnut-Marzipan Biscuits
Ingredients: 230g cooked chestnuts; 1/3 cup white sugar; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar; 1 1/3 cups flour; 2/3 cup butter; 2 tbsp tablespoons marzipan paste; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 egg yolk

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

230g cooked chestnuts
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
1 1/3 cups flour
2/3 cup butter
2 tbsp tablespoons marzipan paste
1 pinch salt
1 pinch nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg yolk

Directions

1

Using an electric mixer, grind the chestnuts.
2

In a bowl, combine flour, grinder chestnuts, sugars, spices and salt, then gradually add diced butter and marzipan paste to obtain a smooth dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30min-1hr in the fridge, until firm.
3

Preheat oven on 300-325F
4

Roll out the dough (1cm thick). Cut out round cookies with a cookie cutter. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet.
5

Whisk the egg yolk with 1 tbsp of water and coat the cookies with egg yolk. Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar
6

Bake for 18-20 minutes. The middle should still be soft when you take them out of the oven.