Zimtsterne - cinnamon stars - are a must during Christmas season. They are juicy, sweet and simply delicious. Here’s an easy recipe for you to make them :)

You need:

about 100g / 3.5oz ground hazelnuts

about 125g / 4.5oz ground almonds

2 egg whites

1/2 tsp lemon juice

125g / 4oz sugar

about 1tsp vanilla sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

This is what you have to do:

Roast the ground nuts in a pan without oil and let them cool off. Stir egg whites, lemon juice and sugar until it’s stiff. Put 3 tbsp into a seperate bowl, you’ll need it later. Add about 3.5 onzes of the almonds, vanilla sugar, cinnamon and the hazlenuts, stir and then put the dough into the fridge for about 2 hrs.

Roll the dough out and then cut star-shaped cookies. Mix the beaten egg whites which you saved with a few drops of water and spread it on top of the stars. Place them onto a baking paper onto a baking tray.

Bake the stars for about 15-18mins in your preheated stove (ca. 284°F, 140°C). Let them cool off and dust them with cinnamon if you’d like. Guten Appetit! :)

(pic via kochrezepte.de)