Chocolate marzipan cinnamon stars

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 80 g dark chocolate coating
• 180 g powdered sugar
• 180 g almonds, ground
• 180 g hazelnuts, ground
• 120 g marzipan paste
• 1 vanilla pod(s)
• 100 g honey
• 2 egg whites
• 15 g cocoa powder
• 2 g cinnamon
• 2 egg whites
• 200 g powdered sugar
• e.g. ground almonds or hazelnuts for the work surface

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 25 minutes

for approx. 44 pieces – the slightly different, super delicious cinnamon stars

For the dough, chop the chocolate coating and melt it in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Allow to cool slightly. Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Add the almonds and hazelnuts. Grate the marzipan using a grater. Halve the vanilla pod lengthwise with a sharp knife, scrape out the seeds, and add them to the bowl. Sift in the cocoa powder. Add the honey, egg white, cinnamon, and the cooled, melted chocolate coating. Knead everything together well. Sprinkle the work surface thinly with ground almonds or hazelnuts, roll out the dough as thickly as desired (approx. 1 cm thick is recommended), and cut out with a star-shaped cutter. Tip: Since the mixture is quite sticky, clean the cutter occasionally and sprinkle plenty of ground almonds or hazelnuts onto the work surface. For the glaze, whisk the powdered sugar and the two egg whites together until thick. Then brush the cinnamon stars with this mixture. Place the cinnamon stars on the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 160°C (top/bottom heat) (140°C fan oven) for about 10 minutes. The egg white coating should be lightly golden brown. Makes approximately 44.