Marzipan shells

7. 10. 2025

Do you want to have original Christmas cookies on the table? In that case, marzipan shells are just right for you!

These sweets with cheerful shapes are mainly fun for children, but everyone will enjoy them!

Try our simple no-bake recipe!

Ingredients

• 2 cups of unsalted cashew nuts
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 7-10 drops of almond extract
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar (dissolved in ¼ cup hot water)
• Food coloring (of your choice)

Method

• Grind the cashews into a fine powder. Then, sift it using a sieve. If you have larger pieces of nuts left, collect them and grind them all again into a fine powder.
• Mix the icing sugar with the cashew nut powder in a bowl. Add a few drops of almond extract, but do not add too much to avoid an overpowering aroma.
• Pour the prepared hot water and sugar into the bowl in small portions and divide the resulting mixture according to how much food coloring you have.
• Make a well in the center of each portion of the mixture and add about 4-5 drops of food coloring.
• Start kneading the dough. If an oily substance appears when kneading the dough, it is okay.
• Once the dough is ready, divide it into smaller balls and shape them using molds in the shape of shells, stars, etc.
• Let the unbaked marzipan Christmas cookies prepared in this way dry in the air for about 6-8 hours.
• Once the marzipan shells are dry, you can serve them or store them in an airtight container. Mussels stored this way will last for 2-3 weeks at room temperature and up to a month if you keep them in the refrigerator.

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