Vier Plätzchensorten (aus einem Rührteig)

Ingredients

• 250 g soft butter (or margarine)
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 2 packets vanilla sugar
• 250 g flour
• 80 g cornstarch
• 7 red cocktail cherries
• 50 g Raisins
• 2 tbsp rum (or orange juice)
• 50 g candied almond kernels
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 40 g powdered sugar
• 1-2 tsp milk
• 80 g white chocolate
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp orange liqueur (or juice)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C, gas level 2-3).

2. 2.

   For the dough, cream butter or margarine with powdered sugar and vanilla sugar. Mix flour and cornstarch together and fold into the creamed mixture. Divide the dough into four portions, process each as described below, and bake the cookies on the middle rack for 15‑20 minutes.

3. 3.

   For the cherry dots (14 pieces), place a portion of dough in a piping bag with a medium round tip, pipe small mounds onto a parchment‑lined tray. Halve the cocktail cherries and place one half on the center of each cookie. Press the cherries slightly into the dough and bake.

4. 4.

   For the raisin‑almond peaks (24 pieces), soak raisins in a cup of rum or orange juice for several minutes. Roast almonds in a dry pan without added fat until golden brown. Mix both into a dough portion. Pipe small mounds with two teaspoons onto a parchment tray and bake.

5. 5.

   For the cinnamon twists (14 pieces), stir one teaspoon of cinnamon into a dough portion. Pipe spirals with a small, smooth tip onto a parchment tray. Bake and cool. Sift powdered sugar and whisk with milk to make glaze. Fill a small parchment piping bag and trace fine lines over the twists. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon on top.

6. 6.

   For the black‑white chocolate dots (20 pieces), chop chocolate, mix half of it with cocoa powder and orange liqueur or juice into the last dough portion. Pipe small mounds with two teaspoons onto one tray and bake. After cooling, melt the remaining chocolate in a warm water bath or microwave. Fill a small parchment piping bag and draw lines over the cookies.