Cookie Tree

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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
3 h.
Preparation

Ingredients

for
50
For the dough
300 grams Pastry flour
150 grams sugar
60 grams almonds (blanched, ground)
1 egg yolk
200 grams butter
½ tsp ground ginger
For decoration
2 Tbsps Red currant jelly
2009 powdered sugar
½ tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp pomegranates (syrup)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
sugaralmondpomegranate

Preparation steps

1.

For the dough, mix the flour with sugar, almonds, egg yolks, chopped butter and ginger. Quickly knead to make a smooth dough, shape into a ball, wrap in foil and refrigerate for 2 hours.

2.

Roll out dough about 3 mm (approximately 1/8 inch) thick on a floured surface. Cut out with different sized star cutters.

3.

Lay the dough stars on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Pierce a small hole in the center of each star. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (approximately 350°F) for 10-12 minutes. Remove and let cool.

4.

Stack 7-8 stars in size order (slightly offset) to form a tree. Use a small amount of jelly to stick the pieces together. From above, use a wooden skewer to pierce through the holes. Stir the powdered sugar with lemon juice and pomegranate syrup to make a thick icing. Drizzle over the trees from above. Let dry then remove the skewers. To hang, pull a ribbon through the cookies, then serve.