Cinnamon Stars

Name: Cinnamon Stars (Churer Zimtsterne)
Yield: About 36 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; Pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon water; 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar; 1½ cups (about 8 ounces) whole unblanched almonds; 2 large (about ¼ cup) egg whites; 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Churer Zimtsterne

Preparation info

About
36
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

In all Germanic cultures, these are one of the most popular Christmas cookies. This version is from Chur, the gateway city to the Grisons, southeastern Switzerland’s high mountains.

Ingredients

1½ cups (about 8 ounces) whole unblanched almonds
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

Americas
Europe
United States
Switzerland
Germany
Mediterranean
Cookies
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Place the almonds in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse repeatedly until they are finely ground. Add the cinnamon and lemon zest, pulse twice, then set aside.
In a clean, dry bowl, whip the egg whites with the salt until they’re firm, then gradually whip in the confectioners’ sugar. Remove ⅓