86. Cinnamon Stars

Yay, I made my first Christmas buiscuits this year! :) A mass of stars:

They are incredibly delicious - and surprisingly soft! (I kept hearing people say that it's quite a challenge to keep them from becoming too hard... looks like I found the perfect recipe.^^) But careful! They might give you a sweetness overdose. ;)

This is the miraculous recipe I used (I'm translating the German one without much knowledge of English kitchen terms, so please forgive the use of some unusual expressions^^) :

for the dough:

450 g ground almonds

250 g icing sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

2 egg whites

2 tbs. almond liqueur

for the icing:

1 egg white

125 g icing sugar

Mix dry ingredients for the dough, then add egg whites and liqueur. Knead everything until evenly smooth. Spread some icing sugar on a surface and roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out stars of approx. 2 inches (dip cutter in icing sugar every now and then) and place them on a baking sheet (or rather: two) lined with parchment.

Beat the egg white for the icing until it's stiff, keep beating and gradually add icing sugar. Spread icing on the stars (using a pastry brush or a spoon).

Bake in preheated oven at 150°C (300°F) for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy! :)