Mini Pizzas
Small pizza-shaped cookies topped with red icing, almond paste, and black cherries.
Ingredients
butter (diced)
90 g
light brown cane sugar
90 g
corn syrup
1 tbsp
cake flour
175 g
powdered sugar
150 g
lemon juice
4 to 5 tsp
red food coloring
to taste
shredded almond paste
90 g
black candied cherries (halved)
8
candied angelica (chopped)
1
Instructions
1
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease 2 baking sheets.
2
Step 2
Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Add the corn syrup. Add the flour and mix until a smooth dough forms.
3
Step 3
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and cut into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, place on the baking sheets spaced slightly apart, and gently flatten.
4
Step 4
Bake for about 12 minutes, until the mini pizzas turn golden. Let sit on the baking sheet for 3 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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Step 5
Make the topping: Place the powdered sugar in a bowl and stir in enough lemon juice to make a thick, spoonable icing. Add red food coloring until the mixture turns deep red.
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Step 6
Spread the icing on the mini pizzas, leaving a 5 mm border around the edge. Place half a candied cherry in the center. Sprinkle with shredded almonds and chopped candied angelica so they look like little pizzas topped with cheese, tomato, and herbs.
