Cinnamon Star Cookies

Christmas season is cookie-baking season! There is one specific kind of cookie that should never be missing from our festive cookie plate: the cinnamon star cookie, a traditional Christmas cookie here in Germany. They are made with lots of nuts and topped with white icing. For a vegan version with less sugar, I had to experiment a bit. In this vegan cinnamon star cookies recipe, the nut ratio is high, and sweetness is on the lower side, for which we will use coconut sugar. I replaced the typical white, mega-sweet icing with a white vegan chocolate icing.

Let’s bake some delicious cinnamon star cookies with this easy recipe! These spiced and nutty cookies are so pretty! – You should try them!

Ingredients for making vegan Cinnamon Star Cookies:

• Ground almonds
• Ground hazelnuts
• Flour
• Corn starch
• Ceylon cinnamon
• Coconut fat
• Coconut sugar
• Pinch of Salt
• Flaxseed
• Baking powder
• Vegan white chocolate

Needed Equipment:

We took a star cut-out mold with a diameter of 45mm (1.8 inches).

How to make vegan Cinnamon Star Cookies:

The recipe is quite simple! First, we soak the flaxseed. Add a tablespoon of flaxseed and 35 ml (or two tbsp) of cold water to a small bowl. Leave this to sit for 10 minutes. Also, have a piece of plastic wrap ready to wrap the dough in later when we have greasy hands.

Now, it’s time to prepare the dough. Take a bowl and add the flour and starch together with the baking powder, then mix thoroughly with a spoon.

Add all the other dry ingredients: ground almonds, ground hazelnuts, coconut sugar, a pinch of salt, and, of course, the namesake cinnamon. Mix everything well again using a spoon.

Next, melt the coconut oil and add it along with the soaked flaxseed. Now it’s time to get kneading! Knead the dough until the fat is distributed evenly and the dough ball becomes greasy and shiny (as do your hands!).

Finally, shape the dark dough into a ball and wrap it in the plastic wrap you prepared earlier. The dough needs to rest in the fridge for at least half an hour.

Rolling out the Cinnamon Star Dough:

After the resting time, take the dough out of the fridge. Start by rolling out the dough to a thickness of about 5 mm/0.2 inch. The thinner the dough is, the crispier the cookies will be. We want the cookies to be more moist, so it is perfectly fine to roll them out rather thickly. Rolling out with a rolling pin is best done between two sheets of baking paper – the dough is sticky and greasy! Next, it is time to prepare a baking tray with baking paper.

Now, the fun part starts! Cut out as many stars from the dough as possible. I used a large knife to transfer the finished stars to the baking tray. You can place the stars close to each other but without touching each other. They will not rise much during baking. Shape the leftover dough back into a dough ball, roll it out again, and cut out stars. Repeat until there is no more dough left. I then had exactly one tray full of cinnamon stars.

Finally, bake the tray in the preheated oven at 130°C/260°F for 10 minutes.

Glaze with white Vegan Chocolate:

In keeping with the tradition of the cookie, they should have a white glaze, usually made with lots of powdered sugar. I decided to try vegan white couverture chocolate chips and ordered them; it is kind of a niche product.

I melted them in a small bowl in a hot water bath and spread them on the cooled cookies with a spoon. My technique: put a dollop of the melted chocolate coating in the middle of the cinnamon star and then use the tip of the spoon to maneuver the icing into the tips of the stars.

If you don’t want to go for a white chocolate glaze, you can, of course, make the classic white powdered sugar glaze and coat the cookies with it. I also tried a glaze with a dark chocolate coating and one teaspoon of cinnamon, which I also liked.

Storage:

To keep your cinnamon stars cookies, store them in an airtight container at room temperature. I put baking paper between each layer of cookies. Make sure the glazing has completely dried before placing them in the container.

I hope you enjoyed this vegan cinnamon star cookie recipe. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Some Recipe Suggestions:

• Gingerbread cookies
• Vegan shortbread cookies for Christmas
• Date cookies (Maamoul-Inspired)
• Vegan chocolate cookie recipe
• Vegan Vanillekipferl
• Vegan persimmon tarts
• Vegan Dubai chocolate truffles
• Vegan coconut truffles (raffaelo-inspired)

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