Zimtsternes (Cinnamon Stars)

Adapted from Like a Strawberry Milk. Makes about 50 small biscuits.

Ingredients

Biscuits

1. 200g ground almond
2. 80g icing sugar
3. 3 tsp ground cinnamon
4. 1 tsp salt
5. 160g plain flour
6. 2 egg whites

Icing

1. 2 egg whites
2. 380g icing sugar
3. 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 150C.
2. In a bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add 2 egg whites and mix until it forms a dough. Roll in between two sheets of baking paper to around 8mm thick. Cut out using star cookie-cutter.
3. Place on baking sheet lined baking trays and bake for about 10 min, or until they start to puff up and the edges start to brown slightly. 
4. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
5. Mix 2 egg whites, icing sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Add a few drops of water if too thick.
6. Gently dip the top of a cooled biscuit into the icing, then remove, allowing the icing to drip off for a few seconds. 
7. Place aside to set for a few hours. Repeat with the other biscuits.
8. Store in an air-tight container at room temp for up to 3 weeks.