Zimtplätzchen
Prep: 45min
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Servings: 70
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Cook: 10min
Zimtplätzchen is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the cookie category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 500 g ground almonds
- 5 egg whites
- 450 g powdered sugar
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 20 ml kirschwasser (cherry brandy)
- sugar (for dusting the work surface)
Instructions
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1.
Whisk egg whites until stiff, fold in powdered sugar.
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2.
Set aside 1 cup of the meringue for glaze.
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3.
Add almonds, cinnamon and kirschwasser to the remaining meringue, quickly knead into dough and cover; chill in refrigerator for about 1 hour.
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4.
Dust a work surface with sugar, roll dough to ~4 mm thickness, cut star shapes of varying sizes, coat each with glaze, place on parchment-lined tray and let dry overnight at room temperature.
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5.
Bake the cinnamon stars in a preheated oven at 160 °C for about 8 minutes; they should remain soft inside while the tops stay white.
