Bethmaennchen - German Christmas Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup almond halve, plus
• 2 tablespoons peeled almond halves
• 120 almond halves, reserved for decoration
• 3/4 cup prepared marzipan, plus
• 2 tablespoons prepared marzipan (a prepared almond paste usually packaged in logs, available in specialty food stores)
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• 7 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 2 small eggs
• 3 1/2 tablespoons flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 finely grind the measured almonds.
• 3 break the marzipan dough into small pieces and mix with one of the eggs, rosewater, powdered sugar, ground almonds and flour.
• 4 separate the remaining egg and beat the yolk, set aside.
• 5 form marzipan mixture into balls the size of walnuts.
• 6 press three almond halves onto the sides of each ball. the almonds should stand up and down and be evenly spaced around the ball.
• 7 brush each ball with the beaten yolk and place on a cookie sheet.
• 8 place cookie sheet on the middle rack and bake 15 minutes until golden brown.