Cinnamon Stars

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 250 g sugar (1 1/4 cups)
• 9 g oetker vanilla sugar (1 pkg)
• 4 -8 g cinnamon (1-2 tsp)
• 350 g ground almonds (3 1/2 cups)
• icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f.
• 2 grease a cookie sheet.
• 3 beat egg whites until they form soft peaks.
• 4 gradually add the sugar and vanilla sugar, beating until they form stiff peaks.
• 5 set aside 50 ml (1/4 cup) of the egg mixture.
• 6 fold cinnamon and almonds into remaining mixture.
• 7 work all ingredients together quickly to make a smooth dough.
• 8 roll out the dough on a surface that has been dusted with icing sugar to a thickness of 6 mm (1/4 inch).
• 9 cut out stars with a cookie cutter, rinsing it frequently with hot water.
• 10 brush the reserved egg mixture on the stars.
• 11 place stars on the prepared cookie sheet.
• 12 bake on the middle rack for 20 minutes.
• 13 store in an airtight container.