Cinnamon Stars / "Zimtsterne"
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Makes Cookies
Ingredients
- 6 eggs (whites only)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 450g icing sugar (sieved)
- 900g ground almonds
- 3 tbsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of ground cloves
- 2 tbsp blackcurrant jelly
Method
- STEP 1Pre-heat your oven to 150C.
- STEP 2Whisk the egg whites and salt until stiff, and gradually add the icing sugar.
- STEP 3Once the mixture is combined and glossy, take about 10 tablespoons aside (you'll need it later.)
- STEP 4Now add the nuts and spices with the jelly to the egg-sugar mixture and stir until well combined.
- STEP 5Roll-out dough about 1cm thick.
- STEP 6--> TIP: this dough is very sticky. Roll it out between 2 sheets of cling/plastic wrap... it works well this way!
- STEP 7Cut out stars (or hearts) with a cookie cutter and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- STEP 8Now take a brush and add the previously set-aside icing onto each cookie.
- STEP 9Bake the cookies for 10-15min. The surface should still be white and they are allowed to still be a little soft when they come out of the oven (they are meant to be "chewy" and will still harden a little once they are cool).