Zimtsterne - Cinnamon Cookies
Cinnamon stars, also called Zimtsterne, are a gluten-free delicacy from the German region with a texture deliciously reminiscent of macaroons.
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Equipment
- 2 Baking tray
- 2 Baking Paper
- 1 Tree shaped Cookie-cutter or the classic star cookie cutter
- Rolling Pin
- Wooden spoon
- Instructions
Ingredients
- 3 Egg white
- 2 tsp Vanilla sugar
- 2 ¼ cups Confectioners sugar
- 3 ¼ g Ground almonds
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Icing sugar for dusting the work surface
Instructions
- First of all, separate the eggs into two separate bowls.
- Preheat the oven to 302 °F (150 °C) top and bottom heat.
- In a large mixing bowl, whip the egg whites and vanilla sugar. Gradually sprinkle in the sugar and beat until stiff.3 Egg white, 2 tsp Vanilla sugar, 2 ¼ cups Confectioners sugar
- Take four tablespoons of the stiffly beaten mixture and put it in the fridge. You will need it to coat the cookies.
- With the help of a wooden spoon, fold the grated almonds and the cinnamon into the beaten egg mixture and knead the cookie dough again briefly with your hands.3 ¼ g Ground almonds, 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Now cover two baking sheets with baking paper and set them aside.
- Sprinkle some icing sugar on the work surface and roll out the sticky dough (approx. 5 mm // 0.2 inch).Icing sugar for dusting the work surface
- Now, little by little, cut out little fir trees (or if you decide to go for the stars, stars) and lift them onto the prepared baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- To make cutting easier, regularly dip the cookie cutter in cold water before cutting. This water coating will prevent the dough from sticking.
- Knead the dough left over from cutting with two tablespoons of grated almonds and roll it out again to cut out the remaining cookies.
- Brush the leftover whipped egg white thinly on the cutout cookies before you put the tray on the middle rack in the oven.
- Bake for about 20 minutes and repeat with the remaining cinnamon stars.
- Let the baked cookies cool on the baking sheet, and once cooled, store them in an airtight container lined with parchment paper or a cookie tin that seals tightly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 61kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Servings: 50 Cookies
Calories: 61kcal
