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German cinnamon stars cookies

I love Christmas cookies, and this year I'm going to start with some delicious typical German Christmas cookies called zimtsterne or German cinnamon stars cookies. Although they seem very complicated to prepare, they are quite simple if you follow the steps well and the truth is that they are beautiful.

Course Christmas
Cuisine german cuisine
Keyword cinnamon star cookie, cinnamon stars, german cinnamon star, german cinnamon star cookie, german cinnamon stars, gluten free christmas cookie, gluten free christmas cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling 2 hours
Servings 15
Calories 410 kcal

Ingredients

For the cookies:

  • 9 oz very fine ground almonds or almond flour
  • 2 level teaspoons cinnamon powder
  • 2 egg whites at room temperature
  • 7 oz powdered sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • zest of 1 lemon

For the frosting:

  • 1 egg white
  • 5 oz powdered sugar approximately´

Instructions

For the cookies:

  1. In a bowl mix the ground almonds with cinnamon, salt and lemon zest. Reserve.

  2. Beat the egg whites until they are slightly foamy, add the powdered sugar little by little and continue beating, then add the almond mixture and continue mixing until a homogeneous paste is obtained.

  3. Stretch the dough a little and take it to the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

For the frosting:

  1. Prepare the glaze by mixing the egg white with the flower sugar with a hand whisk until a homogeneous and slightly pasty mixture is obtained. Reserve.
  2. We stretch the dough of the desired thickness (normally they are made 1 cm high, but the truth is that I prefer them more finite).
  3. On the stretched dough spread the frosting and spread it with a spatula. Let it sit for 1 hour.

  4. Preheat the oven to 320ªF.

  5. In a small well we put hot water and in it we submerge a cookie mold in the shape of a star, and cut the stars trying to leave as little space as possible between them.
  6. Carefully transfer the cookies to a cookie tray with butter paper and take them to the oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
  7. Let cool before removing from the tray and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

If you want to take advantage of the leftovers of the dough you can add more ground almonds and repeat the whole process. Or just cut them into pieces and bake them.

Nutrition Facts
German cinnamon stars cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.