Cinnamon star cookies recipe with white chocolate

Name: Recipe for cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 82 min
Ingredients: 200 grams fine caster sugar; 200 grams unsalted butter; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 350 grams flour; 1 tsp cinnamon; 75 grams fine caster sugar; 1-2 tsp cinnamon; 200 grams white chocolate

Posted: November 15, 2024 Last modified: November 28, 2024

Cinnamon star cookies recipe with white chocolate

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Every year around Christmas time you will find them everywhere. Those delicious and famous cinnamon star cookies. They’re absolutely delicious and also make for a great Christmas gift during the holiday season. Originally these cookies are called zimtsterne cookies and are German cinnamon star cookies. They are still incredibly popular during Christmas season in all German speaking countries. You can find them on all Christmas markets.

Recipe for cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits)

Yessss, a recipe for one of my favorite Christmas cookies! Every year I buy several packs of Cinnamon Stars, I can’t get enough of them. I find it somewhat annoying though that I have to wait for december to come around before they are in the grocery stores. While all Sinterklaas goodies are available in August! If not sooner.

In the case of the Cinnamon Star biscuits, I am no longer dependent on December, because I just make them myself. I have been enjoying these fantastically delicious (and beautiful!) cinnamon star cookies all summer. Delicious crispy biscuits with sugar, cinnamon and white chocolate in the shape of a star.

Who else wants to fill their cookie jar with these edible stars? Or maybe you just like to make them in a different shape than a star, fun too!

Baking tip: I used an 8cm (3.2 inch) star-shaped cookie cutter for this recipe.

How to make the cinnamon star cookies

For making this easy recipe you start by creaming the butter and the sugar together in a food processor until soft and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and mix it well. Last you add the all purpose flour and the cinnamon of course and you mix it until it forms a firm dough. Wrap the dough into plastic wrap and let it chill in the fridge for at least half an hour.

Once chilled take it out and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Also prepare a bowl with cinnamon sugar (simply fine sugar combined with cinnamon).

Roll the dough out with a rolling pin on your work surface and using a cookie cutter make star shapes out of it. Dip each cookie in the cinnamon sugar and place on the prepared baking sheet. Once on the baking sheet sprinkle some extra cinnamon sugar on top.

Now bake in the preheated oven for around 10 minutes. Once baked take out and let them cool down completely to room temperature before moving on to the next step.

Dipping in chocolate

Once the cookies are cooled down you melt the white chocolate in a double boiler and dip each cookie into the white chocolate. Wait for the chocolate to set completely before storing them in an airtight container.

If you find it difficult to dip the bottom of the cookies, you could also use a knive and spread some chocolate on the cookie.

Cinnamon biscuits as a Christmas gift

Christmas cookies are a fun homemade gift. They are great to give to the teachers at school, or to a family member or friend who could use a treat. There is nothing better than a homemade gift, because what feels more special than someone who has personally gone into the kitchen and lovingly baked delicious cookies for you? I mean, there is really nothing better!

These cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits) are a favorite Christmas cookie of many people around the world, so they make a great Christmas gift. All you need are bags with a wide and straight bottom to wrap the biscuits in and some decorating materials. I have already gathered the essentials for you:

Paper or clear bags
Pretty sealing stickers
Ribbon to close the bags

Now all you have to do is think about who you want to give the cinnamon stars to and get into the kitchen.

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Can I make the dough the day before?

Yes, you can. The dough keeps fresh up to one week in the fridge.

Why should the dough be left in the fridge for an hour?

There are several reasons. From a practical point of view, the biscuits work better when the dough is firmer and less sticky. It also improves the flavor. By resting, the structure of the biscuits becomes tastier (crispier), but in the case of these cinnamon stars, the cinnamon flavor is also better absorbed into the dough. Want to know more? I explain it in more detail in this article with cookie tips.

The cinnamon sugar doesn't stick to the cookies, help!

I didn’t have this problem, but another reader gave me a good tip: brush the biscuits with a little water (e.g. with a pastry brush) and then dip them in the sugar. This makes the sugar stick better.

Can I dip the cinnamon stars in another type of chocolate?

Yes, you can use any kind of chocolate you like. Whatever chocolate you like. I prefer to use Callebaut chocolate because the quality is very good and there is a wide range of different types.

My cookies came out of the oven too soft, but now they are (almost) burnt.

Cookies always come out of the oven soft. Cookies harden as they cool, you can’t tell if they’re cooked by touching them. So trust the recipe and don’t put them back in the oven as they will get too dark or even burn.

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Recipe for cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits)

You can now eat the famous cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits) that are always in the shops at Christmas all year round. Here is the recipe.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Resting time1

Total Time1 22

Servings: cookies

Ingredients

Metric | US Customary

Cookie dough

200 grams fine caster sugar
200 grams unsalted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
350 grams flour
1 tsp cinnamon

For decoration

75 grams fine caster sugar
1-2 tsp cinnamon
200 grams white chocolate

Instructions

Make the dough by mixing the sugar and butter until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
Finally, add the flour and cinnamon. Knead into a firm dough. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest in the fridge for at least an hour.
Meanwhile, make the cinnamon sugar by mixing the caster sugar and cinnamon together.
Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to a thickness of 4-5 mm (1/4 inch). Then cut out the stars. Mine were about 8 cm (3.2 inch) in diameter.
Dip each star in the cinnamon sugar and place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper, sugar side up. Once they are on the baking tray, sprinkle an extra thin layer of cinnamon sugar on top for the best and prettiest results.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 180˚C/350˚F (conventional oven) .
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Melt two thirds of the chocolate in a double boiler. Once melted, remove the bowl from the heat and add the remaining chocolate, stirring until melted.
Line your baking trays with baking paper again. Carefully dip the bottom of the biscuits into the chocolate. If the chocolate layer is very thick, smooth the edges of the cookie (gently) on the sides of the bowl. Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper with the chocolate side down.
Wait for the chocolate to set well, then transfer to the cookie tin.

How to store

They can be kept in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Or in the freezer for three months.

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Cinnamon star cookies recipe with white chocolate

Recipe for cinnamon stars (cinnamon biscuits)