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German Cinnamon Stars Zimtsterne

German Cinnamon Star Cookies / Zimtsterne

5 from 1 vote
A German Christmas cookie made from egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds and flavored with cinnamon. This recipe is naturally gluten free.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 500 g ground almonds 4 1/2 cups
  • 300 g powdered sugar 2 3/4 cups
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp almond liqueur such as Amaretto
Glaze
  • 1 egg white
  • 125 g powdered sugar heaping cup

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the ground almonds, powdered sugar, and cinnamon.
  2. Either by hand or with a mixer, mix in the egg whites and almond liqueur until a crumbly dough forms.
  3. Using your hands, knead the dough until it becomes smooth. Cover and refrigerate while making the glaze.
  4. For the glaze, beat 1 egg white until stiff peaks form. Then beat in the powdered sugar a little at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
  5. Roll out a section of the dough onto a surface lightly dusted with powdered sugar. Roll out the dough until it is 1 cm or 1/2 inch thick. Using a small 6 pointed star cookie cutter, cut out star shaped cookies.
  6. With a pastry brush, brush each star with the glaze and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. The cookies can be placed pretty close together because they won’t spread during baking.
  7. Bake in a 190C/375F preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. Be careful not to let the glaze brown. It should remain mostly white with some tinge of golden along the edges. Place on a rack to cool and enjoy when at room temperature. Guten appetit and frohe Weihnachten!

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