Alsatian Christmas Cinnamon Stars

From Jean Joho, chef of Chicago’s Everest restaurant, an Alsatian specialty served on Christmas Eve. After a big family dinner and then midnight Mass, the family gathers back at home for warm mulled spiced wine and these cookies, the name of which means “little stars from the sky.”

These are very fine cookies, buttery but light. This recipe makes a lot; you can wrap and freeze half of the dough and then roll it out and bake the rest of the cookies at another time.