vegan Zimtsterne – Christmas Cookies
For today’s Christmas baking recipe I decided to go for a Swiss classic, which also happens to be my favourite Christmas cookie. They’re called Zimtsterne, which translates to cinnamon stars which basically describes exactly what they are: star shaped cookies that taste like cinnamon. They also happen to be naturally gluten-free and there’s a hint of Kirsch liquer added to get that authentic Zimtstern taste.
They usually contain a whole lot of eggwhites, however, as I like to veganize my recipes I decide to swap the eggwhites for aquafaba. Other than the oh-so versatile water from a can of chickpeas those cookies only contain five more ingresients, which are icing sugar, salt, cinnamon, ground almonds and of course the Kirsch liquer.
The preparation basically works exactly the same as it would when using eggwhite, the aquafaba just takes a tad longer to be whipped to stiff peaks. You might also have to know that the key to great Zimtsterne is letting them dry overnight so make sure to plan ahead when making these.
So, all I’ve got left to say is: have fun baking and make sure to share you recreations with me, either via E-Mail or on Instagram.
vegan Zimtsterne – Christmas Cookies
vegan Zimtsterne – Christmas Cookies
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Author: Fanny Frey
Recipe type: cookie
Cuisine: plantbased
Serves: 25-30
Ingredients
- 125g icing sugar
- 45g chickpea water (aquafaba)
- 1 dash of salt
- 1 tbs cinnamon
- 175g ground almonds
- 1 tsp kirsch liqueur
Instructions
- Beat aquafaba until stiff. Mix in icing sugar and salt until smooth. Remove about 1dl of the mixture and set aside for the glaze.
- Add almonds, cinnamon and kirsch liqueur to the remaining aquafaba mixture and mix until combined. Roll dough to 1cm thickness and cut into stars.
- Place stars on a lined baking sheet and glaze the cookies with the glaze you have set aside earlier. Use a toothpick to evenly distribute the glaze.
- Let the glazed cookies dry overnight.
- The next day, preheat oven to 230° (air-circulation) and bake the cookies for 4-5 minutes. They shouldn’t brown much.
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vegan Zimtsterne – Christmas Cookies
