These chewy treats are rich with almond, vanilla and fresh orange zest! The original recipe is from Martha Stewart. I have tweaked it a bit and love the end result. For a dinner party we hosted last night, I paired these little gems with my dark chocolate thumb print cookies for dessert and everyone raved about them. The vibrant orange flavor really balanced the dessert tray sitting along side those wickedly dark chocolate treats!
1 large egg white
1 lb marzipan
1/2 cup sifted powder sugar, plus more for coating cookies
1/8 tsp vanilla
1 tbs. orange liquer
2 tsp orange zest,finely minced*
Preheat oven to 350 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In stand mixer, beat egg white, almond paste, powdered sugar, and vanilla on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add orange liquer and zest, and beat until well combined, about 1 minute. Turn dough out onto a large cutting board dusted with powdered sugar (dough will be sticky). Dust your hands with powdered sugar and roll dough into two logs, 3/4" thick and about 18" long. Cut in to 1/2" pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Dip each ball in shallow bowl of powdered sugar, shake off excess and place cookies on sheets.
Bake cookies for 15 minutes or until golden and puffed. Remove from oven and let cool on racks. Once cool, gently peel cookies from parchment.
* Skip the mincing...use a microplane grater...works like a charm!
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