Zimsterne - cinnamon stars

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Egg whites
2cupsPowdered sugar
2cupsAlmonds; ground
1teaspoonCinnamon
A little rum
½teaspoonLemon peel

Directions

Beat egg whites until stiff. Set aside 4 table- spoons stiff egg whites.

Add sugar slowly to greater amount of egg whites. Mix almonds with lemon peel & cinnamon & add to egg whites. Roll dough out, not too thin, on a board covered with powdered sugar. Cut out with star cutter & put on a baking sheet which is lined with oiled waxed paper. Mix the 4 tablespoons egg whites with a little rum & spread on star cookies. Bake at 300 for 30-40 minutes.

FRAU PETER (IRMIN) SCHULTZ

From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .