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Zimtsterne, cinnamon stars, Christmas cookies {gluten free}

a French girl cuisine
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 53 minutes
Course cookies
Cuisine French
Servings 30 biscuits

Ingredients
  

  • 3 egg whites
  • 250 gr. of sugar
  • 2 drops of lemon juice
  • 140 gr. of almond powder
  • 140 gr. of nuts powder
  • 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons of kirsch

Instructions
 

  • Beat egg whites with lemon juice. Pour sugar little by little while whisking and end using the maximum capacity of your mixer.
  • Reserve 100 gr. for the icing.
  • Add nuts powder, almond powder, cinnamon and kirsch.
  • Mix until you get an homogeneous paste.
  • Roll out in between two sheets of greaseproof paper (thickness 1cm).
  • Make your stars using a cookie cutter. Form a ball with the left over and repeat the operation until there is no more.
  • Cover your cookies with the icing.
  • Leave to rest at room temperature for 12 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 160°C. Bake for 8 minutes. The cookies must stay white.
  • You can store in a metalic box.