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🍽️ Butter-free Christmas Cookies

212 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 300 g Sugar
• 3 Egg whites
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• 500 g Ground almond kernels
• 3 tsp Cinnamon
• Sugar (for rolling out)

Instructions

1. 1. Beat the egg whites until very stiff.
2. 2. Slowly stir in the sugar.
3. 3. Add the lemon juice.
4. 4. Beat the mixture for 10 minutes on the highest setting with a hand mixer.
5. 5. Remove 4 tablespoons of the mixture.
6. 6. Store this portion in a covered cup.
7. 7. Mix the almonds with the cinnamon.
8. 8. Fold in three-quarters of the almond-cinnamon mixture into the egg whites.
9. 9. Stir until a moldable dough forms.
10. 10. Place the covered dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
11. 11. Dust a work surface with sugar.
12. 12. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 6 millimeters.
13. 13. Cut out stars from the dough.
14. 14. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
15. 15. Brush the cookies with the reserved egg white mixture.
16. 16. Bake the cookies at 180 degrees for 12 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 212
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 13 g · Carbs: 17 g