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These chocolate star cookies are special for the holidays or any time you crave sweets. The cookie dough was prepared with spelt flour, cocoa, and marzipan, and formed into stars. They are very tasty and pretty enough, thanks to the white chocolate coating and pink peppercorns, to decorate the X’mas tree or give away as the presents.
Chocolate Stars with Pink Peppercorns
adapted from
Küchen Götter
- 310 g Refined spelt flour
- 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 50 g Cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- 100 g Powdered sugar
- 1/5 tsp Nutmeg powder
- 1 tsp Orange zest
- 150 g Unsalted butter, diced
- 50 g Marzipan paste, diced
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 200 g White couverture
- 4 tbsp Pink peppercorns
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- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together spelt flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt, powdered sugar, nutmeg and orange zest. Add in diced butter, marzipan paste, egg and vanilla extract. Mix until you have a smooth dough. Shape the dough into a disc, then wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for 30 minutes before using.
- Line two baking trays with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 160C/320F, fan-forced. Remove the dough from the fridge and place it between two pieces of plastic film. Roll it out to 3mm thick. Cut with a 5cm star cookies cutter or any shape you prefer. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes. Remove and cool on pans.
- Meanwhile, cut the white couverture into smaller pieces and place them in a heat proof bowl. Set the bowl on a pot of hot water. After 10 minutes, give the chocolate a good stir until completely smooth. Dip the cookies with white chocolate and garnish with pink peppercorns. Place coated cookies on wax paper and let stand until firm.
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116 comments:
Beautiful Christmas treats. I adore a holiday cookie that can be made with spelt flour! The peppercorns add such a pretty touch to these. These are unlike any Christmas cookie I've ever made....pinning it for sure.
A fantastic combination! Those are wonderfully festivee cookies.
Cheers,
Rosa
Hi Angie,
Can the marzipan paste be omitted? Or replaced?
Those are great holiday cookies. The color and bite of pepper is perfect.
Angie...looks like you are preparing Christmas earlier than me :) nice star cookies with those beautiful peppercorns :)
oooo.. really nice!! u can make them into other shapes..and love the idea of pink peppercorns.. thats unique.. have never come across it!! :)
Incredible combination. They look so cute, Angie! Thanks for sharing. I'm off to make me a batch. :)
Aren't they cute! The pink peppercorns are they natural or you dye them?
These really put me into a holiday mood! Love the pink peppercorn!
Damn attractive chocolate stars, prefect for christmas gifts.
So pretty! And what wonderful flavours.
Delightful cookies! The addition of the pink peppercorns makes the cookies looks so pretty with wonderful flavours!
@Cheah ~ No-Frills Recipes
They are natural red/pink peppercorns.
@WP That got me, but since marzipan paste is basically almond and sugar, you can replace it with icing sugar and ground almond.
These look great. I love the use of pink peppercorns!
Incredibly festive and the pink peppercorns are an amazing idea! Wonderful cookies Angie!
Very, very pretty Angie! The cookies are perfect. Can't wait to start holiday baking :) The white icing really gives them a festive presentation.
Wow, pink peppercorns, never seen before , sound so sweet and lovely.
I love the savory touch from the pink peppercorns!!
Angie , what a beautiful and wholesome cookies ! I've seen some pink peppercorns here and nearly bought it because it look so pretty ! lol
So pretty. Love the pink peppercorns. What an unexpected flavor punch that adds.
Oh my goodness - These are gorgeous, Angie :-)
They are so beautiful and with those pink pepper it is like jewels :-)
Great combination! The peppercorns make terrific decorations too.
Such pretty cookies! The pink peppercorns just make them that much better :)
Elegant, beautiful and very tasty sounding. I really love the combo of savoury with sweet (salted chocolate or salted caramel being my fav's) but I could surely get into these with the pink peppercorns. I have star cookie cutters too...and I thought I had my weekend planned.
So cute!!! Like the marzipan in there and I actually like sweets with pepper when it matches well. Great idea.
One of my favorite chocolate bars has pink peppercorns in it. I love that hint of spiciness with the sweet chocolate, so I know I'd love these cookies too!
Pretty cookies...I like the color the peppercorns add plus the spicy bite they will give.
The pink peppercorns is really nice addition. Have I mentioned that I love marzipan? I probably write that on your blog at least once a year.
Velva
You are certainly already in The Christmas mood, dear Angie! :) Yeah! Your christmas stars & shooting stars look just so festive & fabulicious too! Yeah! I think that the added red peppercorn bits must add tons of kick ass flavour! I also love the marzipan in the cookies: double yum!
I must make them with my super collection ofmore then 200 cookie cutters! I can't wait to make them! :) Thanks!!!
Your cookies are absolutely adorable! You're getting a head start on your Christmas cooking.
They are just beautiful, Angie! The peppercorns must give the chocolate a nice 'kick'. Lovely idea.
oh how pretty! i love those pink peppercorns!
Angie, so pretty and remind me a little of Lebkuchen that my grandma used to bake. I love to add pepper to my gingerbread and I bet these would be a big hit too. Not too early to decide on what will be in my cookie boxes!
Hi Angie, wow.... very cute and pretty stars cookies. Love the pink peppercorns. As usual beautiful photos that I like to admire.
Have a nice week ahead.
They look so festive and Christmasy! :D
Very classy, Angie. Elegant, sharp, and clean - this is a great gift aesthetic. Love what you churn out of that kitchen of yours...!
Wow! These cookies look so festive & yummy! Lovely with red peppercorns that I happene to have some at home! YUM!
Delicious Christmas cookies ..a treat for the eyes...love pink peppercorns ..they add the beauty!
looks like early xmas cookies :) very pretty :)
Oh Christmas is coming.... about time to think of some preparation. These cookies are great gift idea!
I ciommented but its not here.....so I return to say this is a very special recipe and I love it. One of my favourite sweet accompaniments. Not many people use them... peppercorns and chocolate ..love
Just in time for the Christmas baking.
I love Christmas cookies and yours are great. I sometimes focus so much on the shape/decoration that I forgot about the taste. Your biscuits have a great shape and very good ingredients too!!
So adorable and perfect looking cookies :)
So cute! I'd love to find some pink peppercorns!
Angie, I have not seen anything like these gorgeous Christmas stars in any of our recipes here, in the U.S. I wanted to pin it first; but if I do, I may not come back to comment until later, cause I would get so distracted on pinterest. The pink peppercorns are lovely and festive; but for sure not 'kid friendly'...they may be in for a shock...but as for me, I love it!
What cute little holiday cookies and GORGEOUS pics! Great combination of chocolate and the peppercorns!
Pretty photos! You're getting me in the mood for Christmas with your sweet chocolate stars! Love the spelt flour, I just picked up a new bag;-)
these are lovely so German love it
looks Awesome.. feel like Christmas is here! Love it
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very clever and creative, Angie. I love the idea of using the pink peppercorns on this holiday cookies, adding both a savory-spice element and a decoration to the treat. Well done!
I can't believe the holiday season has arrived already. But what a great way to welcome it with these cookies. Thanks for sharing Angie:)
These look delicious, just perfect for the coming holidays!
Just beautiful and georgeous!!! lovely Christmas cookies!
I love the rich simplicity and warmth that this dish seems to promise!
Looking at your cookies makes me so in the mood for xmas. Love your cookies. They are so delightfully Christmas-y.
I can't believe it's nearly Christmas! Holy Moly :O
Your cookies look great, I'm tempted to try them.
Angie, Absolutely beautiful…with gorgeous photos!! These cookies sound so interesting and very delicious!!
These are so elegant and pretty Angie. A taste for Christmas. I like the decorations too. Brava!
These are absolutely precious!
What a perfect treat for the holidays! Love the pink peppercorn touch =)
Esta receta me encantó se ve muy deliciosa,abrazos y abrazos.
Cocoa, orange zest and nutmeg sounds like a delicious combination. These stars are so fun!
How pretty Angie, you're getting me in the holiday spirit!
You beat me to Christmas! Love this flavour match. I have pink peppercorns in the pantry. The last thing I made with them was marinated mushrooms. Nom. I suppose they would be like chilli and chocolate?
I love that you decorated with pink peppercorns.
These are SO pretty! Almost too pretty to eat :-) Love the addition of pink peppercorn-spicy cookies, yum!
How clever to use pink peppercorns to decorate cookies. These are just beautiful!
Looks like you've started Christmas baking...Stars are beautiful!
Also, I have nominated you for a Liebster blog award <3
http://www.foodmyfriend.com/2012/11/liebster-blog-award/
These are beautiful and healthy! I love that you used pink pepper or a with them. Very unique!
Is this is a sign that it is the holidays?? What a sign that is!
These cookies are beautiful. Love the pink peppercorns. Need to bake some for my family ASAP. Thanks for the great recipe.
Very pretty with the peppercorns Angie! I love marzipan!
These look incredible, Angie! I love the use of the pink peppercorns.. definitely different than the normal Christmas cookie :)
I was just working with pink peppercorn myself the other day! (Great minds ;-)). So pretty Angie - these cookies would set any holiday table aglow!
These are just darling!
This cookies looks so festive!! Perfect for the upcoming holiday season :)
I wish I could frost cookies that perfect:-) Your cookies look and sound lovely! Hugs, Terra
These are so pretty and festive. I love those with the shooting star shapes. :) I can make lots of wishes as they shoot into my tummy! hahaa...
Oh they look like the ones my mum would make for christmas, just that you came up with that brilliant idea to add red peppercorns as topping. Looks incredible Angie!
Beautiful cookies! So festive!
these are terrific, angie--i love the idea of a little zip in my cookies. plus, the color of the pink peppercorns just pops! :)
These cookies look fabulous. They would be great for the holidays!
SO beautiful! I would have made a mess with dipping the cookies...but you did them perfectly!
What pretty holiday cookies - and I love the pink peppercorns on top! I'm just starting to think about which cookies to bake for my kids this holiday season.
Oh Angie, are these fresh peppercorn? I heard that there's a famous peppercorn cookies available somewhere in China and it's terribly delish. Yours look so good.
Kristy
Where sweet and savory meet you will find me. And then you went and added Marzipan. I think I just fainted! Sign me up for a big batch of these.
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