German Christmas recipesZimtsterne
Cinnamon stars are classic German Christmas cookies. They are rolled and cut into star shapes and are traditionally topped with white sugared icing. Unusual about these cookies is that they don't use flour. That makes them a good holiday alternative for anybody with wheat allergies.Ingredients
| 3 egg whites pinch of salt 1 cup + 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 1/2 cups almonds, ground (with skin) 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice 2 cups powdered sugar, for rolling |
Preparation
| Beat egg whites together with salt until stiff. Slowly add sugar and
beat until stiff but not dry. Set aside about 1/2 cup of the sugar and
eggwhite mixture. Add to the remaining mixture the ground almonds, cinnamon,
and lemon juice. Form into a ball and allow to chill for 1 hour. Remove 2 cups of dough from the refrigerator. Spread a 1/4-inch layer of powdered sugar over the work surface and roll the ball in the sugar until covered. Roll into a flat disk about 1/4-inch thick. The dough will have a sticky consistency; continue to add powdered sugar as needed to make the mass workable. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter, or other forms if desired, and place cut shapes on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. With a pastry brush, brush a small amount of the reserved egg white mixture onto the top of each cookie. Bake at 300° F for 25 minutes. |
Cooking utensils
Cookie cutters Ateco nesting graduated 6-star cookie cutter set. More info - Buy |
 6 cutters: small boy & girl, large boy & girl, house, star. More info - Buy |
 8-piece Snowflake Cookie Cutter Set: 5 snowflake designs, 3 cutouts More info - Buy |
 Christmas Cookie Cutter Tin. 10 traditional 3- to 4-inch cutters: tree, star, angel, Santa, gingerbread house & man, snowman, reindeer, stocking, candy cane. More info - Buy |
 Linzer Cookie Set - Christmas Cutter Set: 1 scalloped cutter, 6 cutouts: angel, tree, candy cane, star, bell & ornament. More info - Buy |
 Christmas Cookie Cutters, set of 8: star, angel, snowman, gingerbread man, holly, tree, candle, candy cane. More info - Buy |
