Sweet Christmas Gnome

Name: Sweet Christmas Gnome
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 125 g liquid honey; 50 g demerara sugar; 75 g Butter; 1 Protein (Gr. M); 1/2 TEASPOON ground cinnamon; 1 knife tip Cloves; 250 g + some flour; 50 g ground almond kernels (without skin); 2 coated Tsp Baking Powder; 100 g Marzipan paste; 2-3 TABLESPOONS + 125 g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice; 7-10 Tbsp red food colouring; 7-10 Tbsp sugar pearls; 7-10 Tbsp Cling film; baking paper; 1 disposable piping bag or freezer bag

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
150 mins

TOTAL TIME
150 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 20

125 g liquid honey
50 g demerara sugar
75 g Butter
1 Protein (Gr. M)
1/2 TEASPOON ground cinnamon
1 knife tip Cloves
250 g + some flour
50 g ground almond kernels (without skin)
2 coated Tsp Baking Powder
100 g Marzipan paste
2-3 TABLESPOONS + 125 g icing sugar 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
7-10 Tbsp red food colouring
7-10 Tbsp sugar pearls
7-10 Tbsp Cling film
baking paper
1 disposable piping bag or freezer bag

Directions

1
Heat honey, sugar and butter until the sugar is dissolved. Let it cool down in a bowl. Stir in egg white and spices. Mix 250 g flour, almonds and baking powder, stir in. Form into a ball, wrap in foil and chill for 30 minutes.
2
Line two baking trays with baking paper. Preheat the oven (electric cooker: 225°C/circulating air: 200°C/gas: level 4). Roll out dough on a little flour 5-6 mm thin. Cut out 20-22 five-pointed stars (each approx. 9 cm Ø), knead the dough and roll out again.
3
Spread the stars on the baking sheets and bake in the oven for about 5 minutes. Let it cool down.
4
Knead marzipan and 1 tablespoon icing sugar, colour red. Roll out thinly on a little icing sugar. Cut out 10-11 large circles (approx. 6 cm Ø) and 20-22 small circles (approx. 1.5 cm Ø), kneading the marzipan remains, roll out again.
5
Cut all circles in half.
6
Mix 125 g icing sugar and lemon juice to a thick icing. Put into a piping bag, cut off a small corner. Place a large half of a circle as a cap around a point of each star, while sticking the icing.
7
Place 2 small halves of a circle as hands around the jag on the right and left side of the cap, while sticking them with cast iron. Decorate cookies with icing and sugar pearls. Leave to dry.