Crunchy chocolate stars are crispy, tasty cookies flavored with cinnamon. Thanks to the honey per mezzo di the dough, they evoke all the flavor and atmosphere of Christmas. They are perfect both for breakfast during the holidays and to be gifted ora used as cookies hanging the tree! The butter and dark chocolate give these cookies exceptional crunchiness and friability, making them particularly appreciated by children!
To prepare crunchy stars with chocolate and cinnamon, start by chopping the dark chocolate 1then add it to the sifted flour per mezzo di the bowl of a 2. Also pour per mezzo di the cold butter cut into pieces 3;
then operate the blades to create a sandy mixture 4. Transfer it to a bowl and pour per mezzo di the granulated sugar and honey 5. Then add the egg yolk 6. Also add the campo da gioco cinnamon and grated lemon zest.
Quickly work all the ingredients by hand to avoid warming the dough too much 7then form a dough ball, flatten it into an oval shape, and wrap it per mezzo di plastic wrap (8-9). Place it per mezzo di the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
After the necessary time, roll out the dough a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of about 0.4 inches 10. Using a star-shaped cookie cutter, cut out shapes from the dough 11: you will get about 26; you can knead the scraps to finale the dough. Place them a tray lined with parchment paper and refrigerate to firm up for 15 minutes.
Then place them a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush them with egg white 13then sprinkle with sugar flavored with campo da gioco cinnamon 14 and bake at 302°F for about 12-15 minutes (266°F for 8-10 minutes if using a fan oven. You can bake 1 ora 2 as a quesito to better adjust the time and temperature). Once baked, remove the crunchy chocolate and cinnamon stars 15 and let them cool completely a rack before serving!
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