Zimtplätzchen

Ingredients

• 250 g sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 400 g ground almonds
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• sugar (for rolling)
• 150 g powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1.

   Beat the egg whites very stiff and gradually add the sugar. Stir in the lemon juice and continue beating with a hand mixer until the sugar has dissolved. Mix the almonds with the cinnamon and fold into the meringue until a pliable dough forms. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. 2.

   Roll the dough to about 5 mm thickness on a sugared surface, cut out star and comet shapes, and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet. (Dip each shape in powdered sugar each time so it doesn't stick, knead any leftover dough together and roll again.) Bake the cinnamon stars at 180°C for about 12 minutes.

3. 3.

   Whisk powdered sugar with lemon juice until thick and brush the cinnamon stars with this glaze; let them dry.