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Christmas Cookie: Low-Carb Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne)

Name: Christmas Cookie: Low-Carb Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne)
Yield: 60 servings
Ingredients: Egg white, large: 2 (2); Lemon juice, fresh cold-pressed: 2 tsp (2 tsp); Salt, Kosher salt, table salt: 1 pinch (1 pinch); Xylitol, Birch Sugar, granulated: 100 g (⅜ cup 4⅜ tsp); Hazelnuts, filberts, ground: 225 g (3 cups); Almonds, ground: 150 g (1½ cups 1 tbsp 1 tsp); Cinnamon, ground: 2 tsp (2 tsp); Egg white, large: 1 (1); Lemon juice, fresh cold-pressed: 1 tsp (1 tsp); Xylitol, Birch Sugar, granulated: 50 g (11⅛ tsp)

submitted by Sara on November 19, 2018

Source: https://www.amazon.de/dp/3625179415

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For the dough

	2 (ea. 33 g) 2 (ea. 1.16 oz)	Egg white, large
	2 tsp 2 tsp	Lemon juice, fresh cold-pressed
	1 pinch 1 pinch	Salt, Kosher salt, table salt
	100 g ⅜ cup 4⅜ tsp	Xylitol, Birch Sugar, granulated
	225 g 3 cups	Hazelnuts, filberts, ground
	150 g 1½ cups 1 tbsp 1 tsp	Almonds, ground
	2 tsp 2 tsp	Cinnamon, ground
For the icing
	1 (ea. 33 g) 1 (ea. 1.16 oz)	Egg white, large
	1 tsp 1 tsp	Lemon juice, fresh cold-pressed
	50 g 11⅛ tsp	Xylitol, Birch Sugar, granulated
	645 g 22.74 oz	altogether (view nutrition facts)

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Preparation

Serving size:
10.7 g (calculated) 0.38 oz (calculated)
Notes: 1 cinnamon star with a diameter of about 5.5 cm or 5 1/6 in
Temperature: 130 °C 266 °F

Preparing the dough

Whisk the egg whites with the lemon juice and a pinch of salt until you get stiff peaks.
Now gradually add the xylitol while continuing to whisk the eggs. You should receive a creamy, glossy mix.
Mix the ground hazelnuts, almonds and the cinnamon and add everything to the eggs bit by bit.
Form a ball, wrap in cling film and chill for at least 45 minutes.

Preparing the icing

Combine the egg white, lemon juice, salt and xylitol as before.
Between two layers of cling film, roll out the dough until it is about 3 to 4 mm or 1/8 in thick.
Use a star-shaped cookie-cutter, cut out cookies and transfer them to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
The dough is quite sticky, so you might have to clean the cookie-cutter in-between.

Baking the cookies

Finally, generously top the stars with the icing. The icing will deflate when baking and cooling down.
Bake for about 18 minutes. The icing should not, or only minimally, brown.
Let cool completely and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts
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serving

Calorie count
45 kcal
% of calories by macros
Fat 68.9 % 31 kcal 3.5 g
Net Carbs 4.4 % 2 kcal 0.6 g
Sugar Alcohols 13.3 % 6 kcal 2.5 g
Dietary Fiber 2.2 % 1 kcal 0.7 g
Protein 11.1 % 5 kcal 1.3 g
Approx. WW SmartPoints™
1.3

Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 5.3 mg
Fat 3.5 g
- Saturated Fat 0.3 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
Carbohydrates 3.8 g
- Dietary Fiber 0.7 g
- Total Sugars 0.3 g
- Added Sugar 0 g
- Sugar alcohols 2.5 g
Protein 1.3 g

Calcium 12 mg
Iron 0.3 mg
Magnesium 13.1 mg
Potassium 47.1 mg
Zinc 0.2 mg
Vitamin A (Retinol Equivalents) 0.1 mcg
Vitamin B12 0 mcg
Vitamin C 0.3 mg
Folate 5.5 mcg
- Folic Acid 0 mcg

Fat	68.9 %	31 kcal	3.5 g
Net Carbs	4.4 %	2 kcal	0.6 g
Sugar Alcohols	13.3 %	6 kcal	2.5 g
Dietary Fiber	2.2 %	1 kcal	0.7 g
Protein	11.1 %	5 kcal	1.3 g