Best Bethmaennchen German Christmas Cookies Recipes
BETHMAENNCHEN (GERMAN MARZIPAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES)
Bethmännchen are a marzipan specialty from Frankfurt, Germany. It translates to "little praying men". They can easily be made at home, It's important to only use very neatly halved almonds for good-looking Bethmännchen.
Provided by nch
Time 45m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Knead marzipan well and divide into about forty 1 1/2-inch cubes of equal size. Roll each cube into a ball and shape into a round cylinder with a point.
- Push 3 halved almonds into each marzipan cylinder so the pointy sides of the almonds are facing the top.
- Beat egg white lightly in a cup and brush each cookie with egg white. Set onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated until the tops of the almonds are lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.6 calories, Carbohydrate 6.3 g, Fat 2.7 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 2.6 mg, Sugar 5.5 g
BETHMAENNCHEN - GERMAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES
My family first had these yummy almond cookies (pronounced "BAIT-men-chen") when a German exchange student made them for us at Christmas time so she could have a taste of home. She blanched, skinned, and halved the almonds herself, which took most of the preparation time. When pressed for time I have substituted store-bought chopped almonds, but I'm told that that's anathema for anyone who wants the real thing. This prep time excludes preparing the almonds.
Provided by LightEra
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 40 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Finely grind the measured almonds.
- Break the marzipan dough into small pieces and mix with one of the eggs, rosewater, powdered sugar, ground almonds and flour.
- Separate the remaining egg and beat the yolk, set aside.
- Form marzipan mixture into balls the size of walnuts.
- Press three almond halves onto the sides of each ball. The almonds should stand up and down and be evenly spaced around the ball.
- Brush each ball with the beaten yolk and place on a cookie sheet.
- Place cookie sheet on the middle rack and bake 15 minutes until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 39, Fat 2.6, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 7.1, Sodium 2.8, Carbohydrate 3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.6, Protein 1.4
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