Christmas Cinnamon Stars for the Cold Season

During the Christmas season we experience an incredible wealth of smells, tastes and feelings. That's why we think it's amazing that this recipe for delicious cinnamon bears and cinnamon stars from bikabee combines all of that and turns your bear cave into a Christmas bakery. So turn on the Christmas music, take out the baking trays and let’s go! And pssst... these cookies make great gifts too!

Ingredients | for 60 cinnamon bears / cinnamon stars

Dough

• 400g 3Bears Porridge A hearty classic
• 225g wheat flour 
• 125g almond flour 
• 150g sugar 
• 150g brown sugar 
• 2 tsp cinnamon 
• 400g butter 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 tsp ginger (ground or grated) 

Glaze

• 2 egg whites 
• 4-5 tbsp lemon juice 
• 400g powdered sugar 

Preparation

1. Lightly toast 100g of the oat flakes in a pan and then let it cool.

2. In the meantime, put the remaining ingredients for the dough in a bowl and knead together with the cooled oat flakes to form a dough.

3. Let the dough cool in the fridge for at least an hour before rolling it out (not too thin).

4. Cut out the cookies in star or bear shapes from the dough and bake them on a baking tray in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

5. When the cinnamon stars are finished baking and cooled, prepare the icing. To do this, beat the egg whites until foamy and mix with the remaining ingredients.

6. Using a pastry brush, brush the stars with the icing and let them harden overnight.

Secret bear tip for your Christmas baking: The closer to Christmas, the better the cinnamon bears taste!

We look forward to your cookie recipes - whether as a bear, star or in any other shape #3Bearsporridge #preciselybacken #SantaBear