1. In a saucepan heat up the honey, sugar and butter until the sugar has dissolved completely. Let the mixture cool down a bit, then whisk in egg white, cinnamon and cloves until well combined. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl mix flour, baking powder and almond flour. Add the honey mixture and knead everything until you get a nice smooth dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 225°C (435°F). Line two baking sheets with baking parchment. On a floured surface roll out the dough to a thickness of about 5mm and cut out five-pointed stars* (about Ø 9cm) and place them on the baking sheets. Collect and roll out the remaining dough again to cut out more stars. All in all you should get 22 stars. Bake one baking sheet at a time for about 5-6 minutes. Let the baked stars cool down on a wire rack.

4. Mix the cup of confectioners‘ sugar and lemon juice until you get a thick glaze. Fill into a piping bag and set aside.

5. Mix the marzipan with one tablespoon of confectioners‘ sugar and color it red. Roll out the marzipan on a surface covered with confectioners‘ sugar (or between two layers of plastic wrap). Cut out 11 large circles (Ø 6cm) and 22 smaller circles (Ø 1,5cm).

6. Cut all the marzipancircles in half. Use the big ones for Santas hat and the small ones for the hands. Use a bit of the sugar glaze to glue them on the stars. Garnish the little Santa Stars with the sugar glaze and sugar pearls. Let them dry for at least 1 hour before you store them in a tin box with sandwich paper between each layer of stars. Store in a cool place.