Deliciously festive cut-out cookies inspired by the classic Mozartkugel, a praline made from chocolate, pistachios, marzipan and nougat. It was created by Salzburg / Austria confectioner Paul Fürst in 1890 and named after the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The heart of the Salzburg Mozartkugel is made from green marzipan. Use raw pistachios for a better result.
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- Mix the flour with the baking powder in a mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix everything together (with your hand or a food processor) to form a dough. Knead into a smooth ball of dough with your hands.
- Line two large baking tray with baking paper. Set aside. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the cookie dough to a thickness of about 3 mm. Use a flower or star shaped cookie cutter to cut out 60 cookies, place them on the prepared baking tray and bake for 12 minutes. Remove the biscuits with the baking paper onto a wire rack and leave to cool.
- Knead the marzipan, icing sugar and ground pistachios together. Roll out the marzipan on a work surface lightly sprinkled with icing sugar or a silicone baking mat to a thickness of about 3 mm. Use the same cutter to cut out marzipan for half of the baked biscuits.
- Cut the nougat into small pieces and melt slowly in a bain-marie over a low heat.
- Use a table knife to spread the nougat on the top of a biscuit. Place the cut-out marzipan on top. Coat the underside of a second biscuit and press it lightly onto the marzipan. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Melt half of the couverture in a bain-marie over a low heat. Add the remaining couverture to the melted couverture and stir until smooth.
- Coat the top of the Mozart cookies with melted chocolate and sprinkle with the chopped pistachios.
30 comments:
...cookie time is right around the corner!
Hello,
Your cookies look so festive and cute. Thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead.
Como me gustaría probarlas, son riquísimas!
If it honours Mozart, count me in!
They are very cute! I am ready for festive recipes, give them to us.
Yes, please!!! I love the flavors of these cookies. Nobody could eat just one, it would definitely be a handful (smile).
Beautiful cookies, colorful, I love marzipan and Mozart!
Yummy.
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oh qu'ils sont tentants tes cookies!!!! bisous
Lovely
These are gorgeous cookies!
Yum, I'm always ready for cookies!
The cookies look and I am sure taste amazing.
The decorated cookies are adorable!
Siempre me gustan tus recetas. Pero hoy vengo a agradecerte tus buenos deseos. Muchas Gracias Angie. Todos deseamos que pronto vuelva la normalidad.
Buena semana.
Un abrazo.
Wonderful Angie, they look very cute and no doubt they taste delicious!
The cookie looks fantastic
Such beautiful and festive cookies!
What a great name for those delicious cookies!
Gracias por la receta. Ricas galletas. Te mando un beso.
Gracias por la receta. Ricas galletas. Te mando un beso.
They look wonderfully festive.
All the best Jan
Ricas galletas. Siempre me gustan tus recetas.
Y hoy quiero darte las Gracias por tus buenos deseos de que todo se arregle pronto. Gracias Angie.
Un abrazo.
Very festive Angie. It will time to bake cookies soon.
My mom would love these!
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delicious cookies! I love it
They look nice, Angie.
So nice and cute, good to giveaway this holiday season
For Mark’s birthday one year (his birthday is just before Christmas), I made homemade Mozartkugel! Kind of a crazy thing to do, but they were very good. When we were in Salzburg, I ate quite a few (naturally) — they have been a favorite for as long as I can remember! I had my very first in Salzburg when I was 14 years old! Now, you have made it so much easier by making it into a cookie. I will be making these for Mark’s birthday this year. David (C&L)
Interesting! Did not know Mozart has a cookie named after him
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