Cookbook:Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)

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.