Marzipan trees

1. Dough preparation

flour medium 14 oz (400 g) • unsalted butter 8.75 oz (250 g) • powdered sugar 5.25 oz (150 g) • salt • baking powder for gingerbread 1 tsp • marzipan 7 oz (200 g)

Mix to combine flour together with butter, sugar, pinch of salt, baking powder and grated marzipan mass. Work the dough and let in cool in the cold place for one hour.

2. Egg white icing

green food color • egg white 2 pcs • powdered sugar 10.5 oz (300 g)

Beat egg whites into foam, at the end of beating gradually add sugar. Add to the mixture a drop of green gel food color or a pinch of powder food color.

3. Spread the dough

Use a rolling pin to spread the dough on a floured board until it is about 5 mm thick. Cut out little trees.

4. Decorating

Place the trees in the baking tin with parchment paper. Decorate edges of each tree with colored egg white mass. On some trees spread the icing over the whole sufrace.

5. Baking

Bake in preheated oven at 355°F (180°C) approx. 20 minutes.