Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, vanillin sugar, almonds and gingerbread spice, place on the work surface and press a depression in the middle, add egg and syrup in the depression and spread fat in flakes on the edge of the flour. Work into a smooth dough with your hands, cover and leave to rest for about 1 hour. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface and cut out cookies with cookie cutters. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper, decorate with almonds, pistachios, decorating sugar, cherries and bake in a preheated oven (electric: 200 °C / gas: level 3) for 10-12 minutes. Bake the cookies one after the other, let them cool down and store in tins. Results in approx. 80 pieces
Christmas plate: Eschenbachs