Walnut Marzipan Sandwich Cookies | German Christmas Cookies
This traditional German cookie is a family favourite! Marzipan lovers got to try this for Christmas or any other occasion!
Course
cookie, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine
Christmas, German
Prep Time1hour
Cook Time10minutes
Total Time1hour10minutes
Servings35cookies
Calories120kcal
AuthorKiki Johnson
Ingredients
300gflour
200gsugar
1tspvanilla extract
1tsprum extract
3dropsalmond extract
1tbspsour cream
200gButter
1pinch of salt
150gground roasted walnuts
For the filling
400gmarzipan
200gdark chocolate
2tbsprum or cointreaux
200garicot jam
Instructions
Put the butter in a bowl and mix in all the other dough ingredients. Mix just until a dough forms, wrap in cling film and chill for at least an hour. Roll out the dough thinly to a few mm and cut out the cookies using a shape of your choice. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes in an 385 F - or 180 to 190 C oven and let cool completely.
Melt the chocolate and glaze half of your cooled cookies with it.
Knead the marzipan and the tbsp of rum and roll out thinly. Mix the jam with another tbsp of rum or cointreaux and spread thinly on the bottom part of the sandwich cookie. Cut out little marzipan cookies using the same cutter as before and place on the apricot side of the cookie bottom. spread more jam on the top layer of the cookie and press the top of the sandwich cookie on the marzipan.
Let them dry a bit then place them in a cookie tin and store them in a cool room. They tend to get better with the time so make them at least a week before Christmas! They will stay well for at least 2-3 weeks but probably won´t last that long anyways.