Zimtsterne (german Cinnamon Star Cookies)

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 300 g powdered sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 350 g ground almonds
• to taste a little grated lemon zest

Steps

1. Whip the egg whites until creamy.
2. Sift in the powdered sugar.
3. Mix into the egg whites.
4. Set aside almost a third of the resulting mass for casting.
5. Stir in the remaining mass of cinnamon and almonds, or hazelnuts and lemon zest.
6. Knead into a dough.
7. Roll out the dough.
8. Cut out star shapes.
9. Place on the greased baking sheet.
10. Mix the remaining stiff egg white with rum until a glaze mass forms.
11. Brush the cinnamon stars with glaze.
12. Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for about 20 minutes.