Heidesand

Ingredients

• 180 g butter
• 250 g flour
• 80 g sugar
• 2 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon zest
• 40 g marzipan paste
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• milk (for brushing)
• powdered sugar (for rolling)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix the softened butter, flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, lemon zest, marzipan, salt and egg in a bowl and knead into a smooth dough. Cover and chill for about 30 minutes.

2. 2.

   Roll the dough into ropes about 3 cm thick. Brush with milk, roll in powdered sugar, cover again and chill for another 30 minutes.

3. 3.

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C fan. Line one or two baking trays with parchment paper. Cut the ropes into slices about 5 mm thick and bake for 8–10 minutes until golden brown. Remove and cool on a wire rack.