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butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds a subtle flavor while reducing saturated fat.

hazelnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Almonds are a healthy nut alternative with a similar texture.

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chips

Dark chocolate provides antioxidants and can be less expensive.

marzipan

🥗Healthier: fondant

💰Cheaper: modeling chocolate

Fondant can be a lower-calorie alternative for decoration.

Beat together 100g icing sugar and 15g vanilla sugar with 200g cold butter in pieces until smooth.

Add 1 egg yolk and 30g milk; mix well.

Stir in 300g light wheat flour to form a smooth dough.

Place the dough in the fridge for 1 hour.

Roll out the dough to 4-5mm thick.

Cut the dough into strips of 4-5cm thick.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 7 minutes.

Grate 300g marzipan and mix with 25g melted butter, 20g icing sugar, and 1 egg white.

Pipe the marzipan mixture onto the cooled strips.

Bake again at 180°C (350°F) for 10-15 minutes until light brown.

Fill the middle of the still hot strips with warmed currant jelly.

Let the strips rest for 24 hours before cutting into pieces.

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