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🍰 Crispy Cinnamon Stars with Icing

72 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Pour the almonds onto a clean work surface.
  2. 2. Press a small well into the center of the almond pile with your hand.
  3. 3. Sprinkle the cinnamon directly onto the almonds.
  4. 4. Add 175 grams of powdered sugar and the three egg whites into the well.
  5. 5. Knead the ingredients from the center outwards to form a firm dough.
  6. 6. Add more ground almonds if necessary so the dough no longer sticks to your fingers.
  7. 7. Wrap the dough tightly in cling film.
  8. 8. Place the foil in the refrigerator for at least four hours, preferably overnight.
  9. 9. Sprinkle some ground almonds on the work surface to prevent sticking.
  10. 10. Roll out the dough thinly on the prepared surface.
  11. 11. Ensure the dough thickness is between six and eight millimeters.
  12. 12. Put the rolled-out dough back in the refrigerator for about one hour.
  13. 13. Put the remaining egg white into a small bowl.
  14. 14. Stir the remaining powdered sugar into the egg white while stirring continuously.
  15. 15. Mix the mass until a thick icing forms.
  16. 16. Take the dough out of the refrigerator.
  17. 17. Brush the surface thinly with the icing.
  18. 18. Use only about four to five tablespoons of icing to keep the weight down.
  19. 19. Place the iced cookies back in the refrigerator for about one hour.
  20. 20. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  21. 21. Cut stars out of the cold dough.
  22. 22. Dip the cookie cutter briefly in hot water if the dough sticks too much.
  23. 23. Place the stars on the prepared baking tray.
  24. 24. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius conventional heat.
  25. 25. Set the fan temperature to 180 degrees if your oven has a fan.
  26. 26. Set the gas level to 3 if you use a gas oven.
  27. 27. Bake the stars for about ten minutes.
  28. 28. Keep the oven door slightly open during baking.
  29. 29. Ensure the icing stays white and only browns slightly on the bottom.
  30. 30. Knead the dough scraps back together with a little ground almonds while baking.
  31. 31. Cut more stars out of the leftover dough.
  32. 32. Brush these new stars with the reserved icing.
  33. 33. Take the finished cinnamon stars out of the oven.
  34. 34. Let the cookies cool down completely on the baking tray.

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