Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)
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Yield	25 cookies
Time	30 minutes
Difficulty	Category:Easy recipes#Zimtsterne%20(German%20Cinnamon%20Star%20Cookies)

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Zimtsterne are German cinnamon cookies often eaten for the advent season.

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 300 g powdered sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 350 g ground almonds or hazelnuts
• A little grated lemon zest

Procedure

1. Whip the egg whites until creamy.
2. Sift in powdered sugar, and mix into egg whites.
3. Set aside almost a third of the resulting mass for casting.
4. Stir in the remaining mass of cinnamon and almonds, or hazelnuts and lemon zest, and knead into a dough.
5. Roll out the dough, cut out star shapes and place on the greased baking sheet.
6. Mix the remaining stiff egg white with rum until a glaze mass forms.
7. Brush the cinnamon stars with glaze.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for about 20 minutes.