christmas cookies with maple syrup icing

christmas cinnamon cookies aka „zimtsterne“

Ingredients
  • 400g cane sugar (or maple sugar), pulverized
  • 10ml (2 tsp) cinnamon, ground
  • 500g almonds, ground
  • 15 ml (1 tbsp) maple syrup
  • 1+2 (30+60g) egg whites

Tools

  • stars or any Christmas cookie cutters
Method

For the glaze: Place 1 egg white (30g) and 100g of sugar in a bowl and mix with a hand mixer for about 3 min until beige and thick like a syrup. Reserve.

For the cookies preparation:
  1. Preheat oven to 150°C and line 3 baking trays with baking paper.
  2. Place 300g of sugar (300g) in a mixing bowl and grind.
  3. Add the ground cinnamon and almonds. Mix well the dry ingredients.
  4. Add the maple syrup and 2 other egg whites (60g). Mix and knead by hand.
  5. In several batches, roll dough out between 2 sheets of cling film to a thickness of 6-8 mm. With a cookie cutter (3-4 cm) cut out 40-60 size stars and place on prepared trays.
  6. Remix the glaze and brush the cookie with a thin layer of glaze.
  7. Bake one tray at a time for 12-14 minutes (150°C).
  8. Transfer baked cookies to a wire rack, being very careful as they are very soft while still hot. Leave to cool completely before serving or storing in a biscuit tin.
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