Cinnamon stars

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 5 egg whites
• 450 g powdered sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp cherry brandy
• 500 g ground almonds

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest period approx. 1 day; Total time approx. 1 day 1 hour

My secret recipe for cinnamon stars! Makes about 45.

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Carefully mix the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and kirsch with the egg whites. Take about 8 tablespoons of this mixture for the icing and put it in a small bowl. Stir the ground almonds into the remaining powdered sugar and egg mixture. Refrigerate the dough for about 1 hour. Roll out the dough between plastic wrap to about 1/2 cm thick and cut out stars. Place the stars on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and spread with the icing. Let the cinnamon stars rest overnight! The next day, bake the cinnamon stars in a preheated oven at 220°C for exactly 5 minutes and then let them cool on a wire rack. Tip: Because the cinnamon stars have rested overnight, they are soft right after baking and don’t need to sit in a cookie tin with apple slices for weeks before eating.