Marzipan Sparkles 🎄 31 Days of Cookies

Marzipan is my spirit animal. When I was a kid there was a bakery near our house that made the most beautiful, sparkling marzipan fruits. I remember being in awe of the lifelike dainty sweets. That fascination had never faded. I might not be skilled at crafting handmade ornamental fruits, but I am quite pleased with these marzipan-filled cookies that taste like my childhood and have their own sparkly shimmer.

Ingredients

For the cookies:
1 ½ cups almond flour
½ cup butter
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp almond milk
1 tsp almond extract
4 oz marzipan or almond paste

For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp almond extract
4 tbsp almond milk
Turbinado sugar (colored)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix butter, flour, powdered sugar, almond milk, and almond extract on medium speed until well combined. Scoop into 2-inch balls. Press into a circle with your hand. Place a small ½ inch piece of marzipan in the middle. Form into a ball. Place on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool. While cookies are cooling, whisk powdered sugar, almond extract, and almond milk together to form a glaze. Dip cooled cookies into glaze and then coat with colored Turbinado sugar.