Comments on: Cinnamon Stars (German Zimtsterne)

By: Alison

Alison — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:13:18 +0000

I made these Zimtsterne for my German Club. They came out really good! I did alter the recipe a little bit by putting in less cinnamon (1 Tbs instead of 2), but it would have probably been better if I used 2 since the cinnamon was very subtle in the cookie. Also, I used half almonds and half hazelnuts. I would suggest that you have extra ground nuts on hand because when the batter was ready, it was too wet, so I added about a third of a cup more ground nuts, and that seemed to work pretty well. Overall, it was a very delicious cookie, and my german teacher described them as “authentic, like I am sitting around a Christmas family dinner in Germany.”

By: schwaigen

schwaigen — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:55:39 +0000

I also make these every year. Great fun to make with the kids too.

By: blume

blume — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:00:09 +0000

Zimtsterne sind einfach die besten Weihnachtsplätzchen! Cinnamon stars are simply the best christmas cookies! You have to make them…

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:36:32 +0000

Sounds wonderful. Do youhave a recipe for Libekuchen,
(not sure if I spelled that right). I lived in Germany for 3 years and it was one of my favorite cookies.