Author Notes
My husband's family is German and my mother in law bakes seriously. This is one of her Christmas cookie recipes. —luvcookbooks
Ingredients
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2
egg whites
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8.5 ounces
powdered sugar
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grated rind of half a lemon
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8.5 ounces
ground almonds
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1 teaspoon
cinnamon
Directions
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Beat the egg whites until stiff. Stir in powdered sugar and grated lemon rind. Wonder why the half ounce. Call mother in law. She doesn't know either. Set aside about 4 tablespoons of the mixture.
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Stir in ground almonds and one teaspoon cinnamon. Roll thin using sugar on board instead of flour and cut out stars.
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put dab of reserved egg white in the center of each star. Bake at 325 for 8 minutes.
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