Ginger Cookies

Ingredients

• 200 g almonds
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 150 g soft butter
• 3 tbsp grated orange zest
• 1 egg
• 200 g Flour
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 150 g candied ginger (finely diced)
• 1 egg yolk

Instructions

1. 1.

   Grind the almonds with powdered sugar in a hand mill until fine.

2. 2.

   Beat butter, orange zest and egg until frothy; fold in almond‑sugar mixture, flour and lemon juice. Shape dough into two rolls (~4 cm diameter), wrap in foil and chill for about 3 hours.

3. 3.

   Slice the rolls into ~4 mm thick rounds. Place on parchment paper with space between, brush with beaten egg yolk, sprinkle ginger cubes, and bake at 180 °C (mid‑rack) for 12–15 minutes.