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🍰 Crunchy Cinnamon Stars

73 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

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

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