This recipe is basically identical to the Vanilla Strips other than the obvious change from vanilla to cinnamon, but they are a lot more work! CINNAMON STARS (ZIMT STERNE) Recipe By : Elizabeth Emrich Schertzer/ Susan Hodem Emrich/ etc Categories : Christmas Baking Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 pound 10X Sugar 4 large egg whites 1 pound shelled, unskinned almonds -- finely ground 1 Tablespoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla Follow directions for Vanilla Strips, for whipping whites, adding sugar, but add smaller quantity of vanilla and the cinnamon as above. Beat for 1/2 hour. Divide dough in half. To one half, add the ground almonds. Roll out on 10X sugar (do NOT use flour) to about 1/4" thick. Cut into star shape with cookie cutter. My family always used a small 1" cutter! I have made them with a slightly larger cutter and they are not so tedious to ice. Using the other half of dough, ice each star individually and place on cookie sheet covered with parchment paper. Repeat until all the dough has been used. Meanwhile bake iced stars same as Vanilla Strips - 325°F 10-15 minutes. If you make them larger, they made need a bit more time to bake. Remove from parchment paper, cool, store and freeze - same as Strips. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTES : This was original recipe from the German ancestors - Grossmutter, etc. These are a pain to make; Mom used a very small star cutter- 1"- and it took forever to ice each one. Nancy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com