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Stollen Marzipan Shortbread

Makes 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • cup (150 grams) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
  • cup (100 grams) Marzipan (recipe follows)
  • 1 large egg yolk (19 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons (2 grams) orange zest
  • 1 vanilla bean , split lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • teaspoon ground ginger
  • Marzipan (recipe follows)
  • Rum-Soaked Fruit (recipe follows)
  • Rum Glaze (recipe follows)

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add Marzipan, and beat until well combined. Beat in egg yolk. Beat in zest and vanilla bean seeds.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, nutmeg, and ginger. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture in 2 additions, letting first addition fully incorporate before adding the second. Stir in Rum-Soaked Fruit. Turn out dough, and shape into a 7-inch square. Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325°F (170°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Between 2 sheets of parchment paper, roll dough into a 9-inch square. Freeze for 15 minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 2¼×1½-inch rectangles. Place 1 inch apart on prepared pan. (If dough starts to soften, place back in freezer until firm again.)
  • Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool on pans for 3 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Pipe Rum Glaze over cooled cookies.
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