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🍰 Crunchy Cinnamon Stars
73 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 Lemon
- 3 Egg whites (L)
- 250 g very fine sugar
- 300 g very finely ground almond kernels
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 packet Bourbon vanilla sugar
- 2 tbsp Powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1. Squeeze the juice from one lemon and reserve 2 teaspoons of it.
- 2. Separate the eggs and use the yolks for another purpose.
- 3. Whisk the egg whites together with the lemon juice in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
- 4. Slowly pour the sugar into the egg whites.
- 5. Continue whisking until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- 6. Set aside about 6 heaping tablespoons of the egg white mixture for the glaze.
- 7. Mix the almonds, cinnamon, and vanilla sugar.
- 8. Gently fold the spice mixture into the remaining egg whites.
- 9. Place the dough in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
- 10. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
- 11. Dust the work surface with powdered sugar.
- 12. Divide the dough into 2 portions.
- 13. Roll one portion on the powdered sugar to a thickness of 5–6 mm.
- 14. Dip the cookie cutter into powdered sugar repeatedly.
- 15. Cut out stars from the dough.
- 16. Lift the stars from the work surface using a spatula.
- 17. Place the stars onto the baking sheets.
- 18. Briefly knead the dough scraps together.
- 19. Roll out the scraps again and cut out more stars.
- 20. Repeat this until the dough is used up.
- 21. Brush the cinnamon stars thinly with the reserved egg whites.
- 22. Preheat the oven to 150 °C (convection is not recommended, gas: level 1–2).
- 23. Bake the cinnamon stars for 20–25 minutes.
- 24. Swap the baking sheets if necessary.
- 25. Turn off the oven.
- 26. Let the cookies rest in the open oven for about 10 minutes.
- 27. Remove the cinnamon stars from the baking sheet.
- 28. Let them cool on the oven rack.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 73
- Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 4 g · Carbs: 7 g