Love, Aimee x by Aimee Twigger

Author:Aimee Twigger
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love, Aimee x
ISBN: 9781743365922
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 2016-01-26T16:00:00+00:00

MUSHROOM-SHAPED GINGERBREAD COOKIES

I adore lebkuchen, though I can never pronounce the name. These popular German gingerbread-type cookies are usually seen in shops around Christmas time. I thought it would be fun to make them into mushroom shapes, which would be great for a woodland–themed party. I was going to put them on top of a Black Forest gateau but they were so good that we ate them before I had the chance to make the cake.

Mushroom-shaped gingerbread cookies

Makes 12 cookies Difficulty rating

For the cookies

1 whole egg plus 1 egg yolk

220 g (7¾ oz/1 cup) caster (superfine) sugar

200 g (7 oz/1½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour

125 g (4½ oz/1½ cups) almond meal

1½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1½ teaspoons ground cardamom

1½ teaspoons ground ginger

¾ teaspoon ground cloves

¾ teaspoon ground nutmeg

4 tablespoons mixed peel

To decorate

400 g (14 oz/3¼ cups) icing (confectioners’) sugar

100 g (3½ oz/⅔ cup) dark chocolate, chopped

Equipment

2 baking trays

Wire rack

Paintbrush

Prep time: 10 minutes, plus 20 minutes chilling

Baking time: 15–20 minutes

Decorating time: 30 minutes

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