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I usually have a bunch of different marzipan cookie fruits and vegetables in a Tupperware container in my freezer. I use the carrots to decorate carrot cake (especially for Easter) * pumpkins for spice or pumpkin cake in the Fall * Apples and Oranges just look so pretty in little bon-bon papers on a dessert table too * Green PEARS and red APPLES for Christmas ** Strawberries for Valentine's Day **
I've been making these for over 30 years, and they're really FUN to do! ** Great food gift idea too (addition to food baskets) **** Even if they stay in your freezer and get a little too hard to actually eat, they're still a cute decoration for baked goods! **
MARZIPAN COOKIES (actually almond shortbread)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened ............................1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups flour ......................................................1/2 to 1 tsp almond extract
Food Coloring (and little dishes with water)
Green decorator icing (squirt type ~ storebought)
Whole cloves
Mix butter and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour and almond extract until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Divide into 3 equal parts. Tint and shape dough as directed below. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Heat oven to 300ºF. Bake 20-30 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool before using any decorator icing.
APPLES: Mix red or green food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Insert clove blossom in top for stem end and clove top into bottom for blossom end. Dilute red or green food color with water and brush over apples.
APRICOTS: Mix red & yellow food colors into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Make crease down 1 side with a toothpick. Insert whole clove for stem end. Dilute red food color with water and brush over apricots.
BANANAS: Mix yellow food color into part of dough. Shape into 2” rolls, tapering ends. Slightly flatten sides to make planes of banana; curve slightly. Paint markings with mixture of red, yellow and blue food colors diluted with water.
ORANGES: Mix red & yellow food colors into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Insert whole clove top for blossom end. Prick with blunt end of toothpick for texture.
PEARS: Mix yellow food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls, then into cone shapes, rounding narrow end. Insert clove blossom into top for stem. Dilute red food color with water and brush on "cheeks" of pears.
STRAWBERRIES: Mix red food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls, then into heart shapes, about 3/4 inch high. Prick with blunt end of toothpick for texture. Roll in red sugar. When cool, pipe green leaves with decorator icing (store-bought)
PUMPKINS: Mix red & yellow food color into dough; shape into balls. Make ridges down the side with butter knife; Insert small piece of cinnamon stick for stem. Can shade with yellow or orange food color, diluted with water
CARROTS: Mix red & yellow food color into dough; shape into carrots. Make slight ridges on the front with butter knife. When cool, pipe leaves on top with green decorator icing.
I've been making these for over 30 years, and they're really FUN to do! ** Great food gift idea too (addition to food baskets) **** Even if they stay in your freezer and get a little too hard to actually eat, they're still a cute decoration for baked goods! **
MARZIPAN COOKIES (actually almond shortbread)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened ............................1/2 cup sugar
2-1/2 cups flour ......................................................1/2 to 1 tsp almond extract
Food Coloring (and little dishes with water)
Green decorator icing (squirt type ~ storebought)
Whole cloves
Mix butter and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour and almond extract until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Divide into 3 equal parts. Tint and shape dough as directed below. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Heat oven to 300ºF. Bake 20-30 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool before using any decorator icing.
APPLES: Mix red or green food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Insert clove blossom in top for stem end and clove top into bottom for blossom end. Dilute red or green food color with water and brush over apples.
APRICOTS: Mix red & yellow food colors into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Make crease down 1 side with a toothpick. Insert whole clove for stem end. Dilute red food color with water and brush over apricots.
BANANAS: Mix yellow food color into part of dough. Shape into 2” rolls, tapering ends. Slightly flatten sides to make planes of banana; curve slightly. Paint markings with mixture of red, yellow and blue food colors diluted with water.
ORANGES: Mix red & yellow food colors into part of dough. Shape into small balls. Insert whole clove top for blossom end. Prick with blunt end of toothpick for texture.
PEARS: Mix yellow food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls, then into cone shapes, rounding narrow end. Insert clove blossom into top for stem. Dilute red food color with water and brush on "cheeks" of pears.
STRAWBERRIES: Mix red food color into part of dough. Shape into small balls, then into heart shapes, about 3/4 inch high. Prick with blunt end of toothpick for texture. Roll in red sugar. When cool, pipe green leaves with decorator icing (store-bought)
PUMPKINS: Mix red & yellow food color into dough; shape into balls. Make ridges down the side with butter knife; Insert small piece of cinnamon stick for stem. Can shade with yellow or orange food color, diluted with water
CARROTS: Mix red & yellow food color into dough; shape into carrots. Make slight ridges on the front with butter knife. When cool, pipe leaves on top with green decorator icing.
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