Marzipan Loaves

Chop 80 g of walnuts finely and set aside.

Knead the marzipan with the powdered sugar in a bowl until a smooth dough forms.

Add the chopped walnuts, chocolate chips and cognac to the marzipan and knead everything evenly together.

Divide the mixture into 18 portions and shape them into small "loaves".

Make two diagonal cuts in the middle of each marzipan loaf.

Melt the bittersweet couverture.

Dip the marzipan loaves into the melted couverture and then decorate with walnut halves.

Let the marzipan loaves dry completely until the chocolate has set.

Store in a cool place in airtight containers; this way the marzipan loaves will keep for about 2 weeks.