Recipe For Cooking Cinnamon Stars

Toaster Oven Cookies :: Drop Cookies

Cinnamon Stars (gluten-free)

Posted by Darlene at recipegoldmine.com 12/18/2001 7:06 am

Flourless - gluten-free (Makes approximately 80 pieces)

3 egg whites
8 oz. powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
4 drops almond extract or flavoring
1 tea. cinnamon
14 oz. ground almonds

Whip egg whites to a peak. Sift powdered sugar and slowly add to egg whites. Set aside 3 Tbsp. of egg whites to decorate cookies. Add vanilla extract or flavoring, almond extract or flavoring, cinnamon and ground almonds. Put dough into a plastic bag and roll out to about 1/4 in. Refrigerate bag for about 15 min.

Cut bag open. Cut out cookies with a 2 in. star-shaped cookie cutter and transfer onto baking pan lined with parchment paper. Brush cookies with egg whites. Bake at 250 degrees F for approximately 15 min.

Reduce temperature to 210 degrees F and bake for another 30 min.

The brushed egg whites should remain white.

Approximately 40 calories per cookie.

Tip: You can use ground hazelnuts instead of ground almonds.