There's no necessity to use leftover marzipan in this recipe - By all means, open a brand new packet (or make your own) and be as generous as you like! I am aware though, that at this time of year, some people are left with the ends of marzipan that they have used to make their Christmas cake. This recipe for Cherry Bakewell Cookies uses a small amount of both marzipan and cherries. I love the thriftiness of it.
Very similar in texture and cooking method to my Sunshine Cookies recipe - The joy is in the eating and how quick these cookies come together. Be warned, this is a very sticky mixture. Your hands will get messy!
Leftover marzipan Cherry Bakewell Cookies
Light almond cookies with chunks of leftover marzipan and chopped cherries
Ingredients
- 100 g caster sugar
- 60 g Butter
- 1 Medium Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Almond Extract
- 110 g Self Raising Flour Cake Flour works fine
- 80 g Marzipan Chopped into small cubes
- 80 g Glace Cherries Chopped into quarters
- 3 tbsp Icing Sugar In a separate small bowl
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment
- Using an electric mixer, whisk together the butter and sugar until well combined
- Add the egg and the vanilla & almond extract whilst continuing to whisk
- Turn the speed down to its lowest setting and add the flour, one tablespoon at a time until just combined
- Fold in the chopped marzipan and cherries
- Scoop out small balls with your hands (see warning above about being messy)
- Quickly roll each ball in the icing sugar until coated and place at regular intervals on the baking trays. The cookies will spread during cooking so leave a good space between each
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until turning golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 145IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
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Oh my, cherries and marzipan are two of my favourite things. What are these "leftovers" of which you speak though 🙂
I have cherries in kirsch - I think I will be making these! Didn't make a Christmas cake but for some reason I did open marzipan and have almost a full pack in the freezer. Who knows what I did with it!
Oh my goodness me! I could eat an entire batch of these 🙂
Helen I am loving the flavour of your cookies. they look delicious too. bet they did not hang around for long!
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Those cookies sound amazing! I love this idea!
These look and sound incredible! Never thought of cherry Bakewell cookies before I'll definitely be trying These!
I'm normally not a marzipan fan but in a cookie like this it sounds delicious x
Cherry bakewells are one of my favorite treats on the market. I can imagine that these cookies taste similar, so they are delicious. I love marzipan!
So many yummy bakes here. Those cookies look absolutely amazing. My mouth is watering!
Your cookies look so delicious. I'll have to make these for my Dad as he loves cherries and marzipan x
Oh my goodness cherry Bakewell cookies could there be anything more delicious to dunk in your tea and I love that it can use up leftover marzipan. Always good to have recipes in the bag that utilise things left over.
I'd need to open a pack as we'd never have any left over marzipan in this house. The cookies sound amazing I would love to try them although I'm sure I wouldn't get a chance if the children were at home when they were made - they're like locusts!
Sitting here with a cup of tea and I NEED one of these now!
These look delicious, its ages since I've used marzipan
We love traditional Cherry Bakewells so are really intrigued to try these cookies! They look easy enough for me to make with my folks x
I absolutely love marzipan so these sound amazing for me 🙂 plus im a huge lover of cookies so win-win yay 🙂
I love marzipan so would happily open a new pack just to make these cookies! They sound delicious.
i love bakewell so this would be rightly something i would devour
What a great way to use leftovers and bakewell is one of his favourite flavours. We are trying to reduce our food waste so this is a great way to do it.
Aww, I love a good recipe! Yes, if you can use leftovers, even more better. Love you pictures too. Can't wait to try your recipe!
I love marzipan so to put this in cookies is genius and cant wait to try this out x
What a great recipe! I have to admit that I really don't like marzipan, however cherry bakewells are one of the most amazing creations ever, so I know I Would love these.
I also love the look of the brioche and Christmas pudding creation too!
Such a clever idea to pop the Christmas leftovers in to your current comfort feel good foods. I love the idea of the Christmas pudding and brioche bread n butter pudding! It's one of my fave puddings anyway so this is right up my alley!
This is such a great idea for left over marzipan! There are very few marzipan recipes that I know of so this is helpful 🙂
I have to be honest and say I'm not a big fan of Bakewell Tarts. However, these cookies look amazing, so I'd definitely give them a try. You've made me super hungry right now!!
Louise x
These cookies look yummy! I love anything cherry bakewell so definitely adding them to my to'bake list!
I love marzipan so I'll have to try making these cookies !
Oooh yum! I love marzipan and these look so good! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Hi Helen,
Thanks for sharing its a great use to left over marzipan .
what a great way of using up left over marzipan, they look so tasty.
This is a brilliant recipe, I always end up with leftover marzipan and it tends to be left in a bag till it becomes dried up and useless. This time I'll be making these cookies.
Just made these and they are awesome!! The marzipan I had actually has chocolate over it which I didn’t realize until I opened it lol, but they are still delicious thank you!
Lovely, leave lots of space between cookies. Came out looking perfect. I only had frozen fresh cherries which I used. Was a bit sloppy but when baked they were fine
A real sweet treat, I bet these cookies taste divine! The perfect treat to have with a good cup of tea! Sim x
Made it after Christmas to use up marzipan. Will now have to buy more marzipan they went down so well!
I love it! We always end up buying extra marzipan as I use it in in so many recipes.
These were fantastic. I made a batch of 18 and within a few days they were all gone. I did use plant butter instead of dairy butter and also mixed everything by hand rather than use the mixer. They were easy to roll into balls and dip in the icing sugar which I did put through a sieve first to remove any lumps.
Deffo a firm favourite and will be making again.
Thanks for making them - so pleased you enjoyed them!