Cinnamon Stars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 egg whites
3 tsp. powdered cinnamon
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1/2 lb. quick dissolving granulated sugar
1 1/4 c. grated unblanched almonds
finely ground nuts or fine granulated sugar (for pastry board)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300\u00b0.
Beat egg whites.
As they begin to get foamy, gradually beat in sugar.
Continue beating until whites stand in very stiff peaks (should retain the mark of a knife blade).
Set aside 1/2 cup of whites to coat cookies.
Sprinkle whites with cinnamon and almonds and add almond extract.
Stir together gently but thoroughly.
Mixture should be heavy and fairly solid.
Add more almonds if it is too sticky to be rolled out.
Sprinkle pastry board with nuts or sugar and roll out dough to about 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut into star shapes with a cookie cutter.
Place on greased baking sheet and spread a little of the beaten egg whites on each cookie.
Bake about 30 minutes.
Cookies should be golden brown and slightly chewy.