Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies with Marzipan

Prep time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Serves: 60 cookies

Calories: 42

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Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies with Marzipan

Notes on ingredients, substitutions and measurements for this gluten-free cookies

For this recipe I used Schär Mix C Pâtisserie but you could also use another gluten-free flour blend.

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Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies with Marzipan

November 1, 2023 Gluten-free Kitchen

Prep time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 2 hours 25 minutes

Serves: 60 cookies
Calories 42

Ingredients

250 g gluten-free flour mix, (e.g. Schär Mix C Pâtisserie)
100 g butter
80 g marzipan
75 g sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
gluten-free flour mix, to dust

Method

1)
Mix the flour with sugar and xanthan gum in a bowl. Add the butter and marzipan in small pieces. Then add the egg and egg yolk and knead everything into a smooth, still relatively soft dough. Wrap the dough in foil and allow to rest in the refrigerator at least an hour.
2)
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius conventional heating (top-bottom heat).
3)
Line a baking tray with baking paper.
4)
On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 2 to 3 mm and cut out any desired shapes.
5)
Brush the cookies with milk.
- Optionally: top the cookies with chopped nuts or almonds.
6)
Bake in the oven for 12 to 14 minutes.
7)
After baking, the cookies still soft. Therefore, allow the cookies to cool completely.
8)
Decorate as desired with chocolate glaze, icing or sprinkles.
9)
Store airtight in a cookie jar.

DISCLAIMER

The indicated nutritional value is based on standard tables and therefore an estimated total. The indicated nutritional value is intended for informational purposes and should only be used as a general guideline. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional table.

Nutrition per serving (1 cookie)

Calories	42
Fat	2.2g
Carbohydrates	7.5g
Protein	0.5g

Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies with Marzipan