Put the flour in a bowl. Dissolve salt of hartshorn in the milk and mix it into the flour. Add all other ingredients. Knead into a dough with the kneading hooks of the hand mixer.
Cover and leave to rest in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour. Line a baking tray with baking paper. With a teaspoon of the dough, place small heaps (approx. 30 pieces) on it and press it flat with your fingertips.
Put your fingertips in flour from time to time, as the dough sticks a bit. Bake cookies in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for 10-15 minutes. Process remaining dough in the same way. Let the biscuits cool down.
Mix icing sugar with a little water to a thick icing. Brush the biscuits with the icing. Decorate with cherries and almonds. Makes about 60 pieces.