Author Notes
I love Chesnut biscuits but I decided to add marzipan paste to them because I love almonds —MarieGlobetrotter
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Ingredients
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230g
cooked chestnuts
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1/3 cup
white sugar
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1/3 cup
brown sugar
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1 teaspoon
vanilla sugar
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1 1/3 cups
flour
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2/3 cup
butter
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2 tbsp tablespoons
marzipan paste
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1 pinch
salt
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1 pinch
nutmeg
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
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1
egg yolk
Directions
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Using an electric mixer, grind the chestnuts.
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In a bowl, combine flour, grinder chestnuts, sugars, spices and salt, then gradually add diced butter and marzipan paste to obtain a smooth dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30min-1hr in the fridge, until firm.
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Preheat oven on 300-325F
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Roll out the dough (1cm thick). Cut out round cookies with a cookie cutter. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet.
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Whisk the egg yolk with 1 tbsp of water and coat the cookies with egg yolk. Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar
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Bake for 18-20 minutes. The middle should still be soft when you take them out of the oven.
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