Marzipan Sandwich Biscuits
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1 hour 55 min
Sweet buttery biscuits are sandwiched with a layer of marzipan, glazed and topped with pistachios. Cut out the biscuits into any shapes you prefer. Enjoy with tea, coffee or a glass of milk.
Nora
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Ingredients
Makes: 35 biscuits, depending on size
- For the Biscuits
- 500g plain flour
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 200g butter
- For the Filling
- 250g marzipan
- 100g icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 125g apricot jam
- For the Glaze
- 125g caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons apricot liqueur
- To Decorate
- 30g pistachios, finely chopped
Method
Prep:45min ›
Cook:10min ›
Extra time:1hr chilling ›
Ready in:1hr55min
- Work all the biscuit ingredients into a smooth dough. Shape into a boil, wrap in foil and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Use a pastry/cookie cutter to cut into the shapes you desire. If you're making different shaped biscuits, make sure you have pairs of each.
- Transfer onto prepared baking tray and bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, knead marzipan with icing sugar and rum. On a sugar-dusted surface, roll to 3mm thickness. Cut out the same shapes as the dough, but only half as many.
- Brush the finished biscuits with jam. Place one piece of marzipan between two biscuits and press together.
- Make a glaze with the icing sugar, liqueur and some water . Brush the biscuits with this glaze and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.
