Ingredients

The following ingredients have 18 Servings
  • 2 egg whites /66g
  • A pinch of salt
  • 200 g/1 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of cinnamon
  • 153 g / 1 ½ cup almond meal
  • 3/4 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 350 g 12 ounces ground almonds

Instruction

  • In a kitchen aid bowl add egg whites and salt beat well.
  • At first it will be frothy like this.
  • Gradually add sugar and beat until it is stiff.
  • Set aside 1/4 cup this sugar-egg-white mixture for frosting.
  • Add cinnamon, lemon juice and almond meal, to the rest of the beaten egg white and
  • knead to a soft dough and chill the dough for 5 hours or overnight.
  • When you are ready for baking.
  • Roll out dough on a flat surface (it may be slightly covered with sugar), approximately 7 mm (0.3 inches) thick.
  • Cut out stars or other shapes and put them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
  • Add 1 teaspoon frosting in the center of ( which you reserved earlier) each cookies.Slightly spread towards the ends.
  • While preparing the cookies pre-heat oven to 300F(180C) and bake the cookies for about 15 minutes.
  • Make sure not to over bake as the frosting will turn into brown in color.
  • Let cool completely before serving.