Marzipan biscuits
These are very easy to prepare and keep very well, making an ideal bake for gifting.
Makes 40 biscuits
• Prep 15 mins, plus chilling • Cook 20 mins
200g marzipan, cut into pieces
100g ground almonds
75g icing sugar
40g plain flour
1 medium egg, plus 1 yolk for glazing
1tsp almond extract
100g blanched almonds, halved, to decorate
1 Put the marzipan in a large bowl. Add the ground almonds, icing sugar, flour, whole egg and almond extract, and knead by hand until a smooth ball forms. Cover and chill for 30 mins.
2 Heat the oven to 160C Fan/ Gas 4. Divide the chilled dough into 40 pieces about the size of a big cherry or walnut, then roll into balls. Decorate each ball with 3 almond halves, with the tips pointing into the centre.
Put the biscuits on a lined baking tray and