Marzipan cookies

Granda Kiwicakes recently made this incredibly tasty shortbread. I'm a huge fan of marzipan, so I eagerly scoffed mine.

Ingredients

250g flour

150g unsalted butter, at room temp.

100g marzipan

50g sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg yolk

pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180C. Line baking sheets baking paper

Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until evenly combined.

Cover dough and rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Divide dough into 14 equally sized parts (golf ball sized).

Roll in little balls and flatten them.

Push the stamper or mould onto the flattened dough ball.

Place the dough cookies on the baking sheet. Chill 5mins

Bake for about 12 - 15 minutes or until lightly browned

Cool on wire rack.