Marzipan Leprechaun Hats Recipes

NAPOLEON'S HAT COOKIES (NAPOLEONSHATTE)

Steps:

• Mix together flour and shifted icing sugar.
• Cut the butter in small pices and cut it into the flour/sugar mix until the texture is coarse.
• Add the egg yolk and water and quickly work the dough together.
• Place the dough in the fridge for at least 30 minute.
• Roll the marzipan into 40 small balls, set aside.
• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Roll out the cold dough on a workspace dusted with flour until the dough is very thin (0.1 inch). It should be as thin as possible without breaking.
• Use a cup or round cookie cutter with 2 inch diameter and cut out 40 round cookies. Gather and roll out cookie dough repeatedly as you go along to use up all dough.
• Place one marzipan roll in the middle of each round cookie.
• Gather the round cookie dough with three fingers and press around the marzipan ball; the form of the cookie should now look like Napoleon's hat (3 flaps sticking out).
• Place the 'hats' on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and bake for 8 min until sligtly golden.
• Let cool.
• Melt chocolate over a double boiler and dip the three flaps of the hat in the chocolate.
• Cool and enjoy!