Add the other half of the powdered sugar and continue to beat for another 2 or 3 minutes until thick and creamy. Set aside.īeat egg whites in bowl with mixer until soft peaks form. In a large bowl, combine half of the powdered sugar, the ground nuts and cinnamon, and mix until well-combined. Preheat oven to 250º F (120º C) Make the Zimsterne Cookie Dough NOTE: due to the difference in ground nuts and nut flours, I highly recommend that you use a scale and these step by step directions for the best resultsĪdapted from a German friend’s recipe and directions from Food Network They freeze well if for some reason you need to keep them longer than a month. How Long do Zimsterne keep?īecause of the few ingredients and the icing, zimtsterne can keep in a sealed container, preferably a tin, for up to a month. This is made into a dough, rolled out, cut into star shapes, topped with meringue and slowly baked/dried in a low oven. Thanks, Barbara! These German Christmas cookies are made with confectioner’s sugar, ground nuts, cinnamon and egg whites. Get my recipe for a very popular Christmas tradition in many countries: a Yule Log! (Also naturally gluten free.)įrom the combination of zimt, meaning cinnamon, and sterne, meaning stars, zimtsterne are cinnamon stars. I have to tell you, these cookies are delicious! They remind me of a French, cinnamon macaron because they also just happen to be gluten free! So I found another recipe on Food Network and sort of made a combination of both recipes. She then went on to tell me about some cinnamon star cookies her mother always made at Christmastime.īarbara sent me a translated page for this German Christmas cookie recipe, which had the ingredients, but was missing the baking instructions.Īnother nutty Christmas cookie recipe you may enjoy: Almond bread. She said there isn’t anything in particular that she could think of, but just to taste everything I see (good advice). I’ll spare you the details, but let’s just say everything worked out beautifully, and I was able to book a flight, and will be in Germany this time next week!īecause of this last minute trip, I called my friend Barbara, who is originally from Germany, to ask if there is anything I shouldn’t miss when I get to Cologne. UPDATE (after my trip): Here’s why you should go to the Christmas Markets in Germany! However, that all changed overnight, last week, so I’m leaving for Cologne, Germany on Monday! (<– this is from 2013) It’s also bad timing for me to go in December because the kids are still in school. ![]() I hadn’t planned to go to Germany at Christmastime since there’s the time factor, and the cost of the trip (because I live in Los Angeles and can’t just pop over to Germany for a weekend getaway). However due to unforeseen circumstances, things happened which led me to go to Germany for a week in December and I discovered these German cinnamon star cookies!Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases ![]() ![]() The Christmas markets in Germany are definitely something I’ve alway wanted to experience, but never actually thought about planning a trip for a few reasons. ![]() With this authentic German cookie recipe, you can make them in your own kitchen, wherever you live. Zimtsterne, or German cinnamon stars are a light, gluten free cookie which I discovered in Germany at the Christmas markets, thanks to a friend.
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