Angel Shortbread Cookies

Name: Angel Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters butter, softened; 227 grams vanilla candy coating squares; 1 large egg; 1 egg yolk; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 187 grams white sparkling sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps whipping cream

Angel Shortbread Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 72. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 4g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of sparkling sugar, sugar, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add 2/3 cup sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat 1 minute or until yellow disappears.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Combine flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until dry ingredients are moistened. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Divide dough into 3 portions; shape each into a ball, and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Sprinkle parchment with flour, and unwrap each dough portion on a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll each into a 9- x 6-inch rectangle (about 1/4 inch thick).

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Roll

Cut dough using a angel-shaped cookie cutter. Reserve trimmings. Freeze angels on baking sheets 15 minutes; slide angels at least 3 inches apart.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Cookie Cutter

Whisk together egg and whipping cream.

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Whipping Cream

Egg

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Whisk

Brush angel cookies lightly with mixture, and sprinkle with sparkling sugar.

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Sugar

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until golden brown; cool on pan 10 minutes.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer cookies with parchment paper to a wire rack to cool.

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Baking Paper

Wire Rack

Press together reserved dough trimmings; roll out on a lightly floured parchment paper-lined baking sheet to 1/4-inch thickness; cut with a 1-inch star-shaped cutter.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Remove and discard trimmings.

Brush stars lightly with egg mixture, and sprinkle with sparkling sugar, reserving remaining sugar.

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Sugar

Egg

Bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until stars are golden brown.

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Oven

Remove with parchment paper to a wire rack to cool.

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Baking Paper

Wire Rack

Brush upper one-third of back of each angel lightly with corn syrup, and sprinkle with reserved sparkling sugar, if desired.

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Corn Syrup

Sugar

Let dry.

Microwave candy coating in a 4-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until melted, stirring twice.

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Almond Bark

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Measuring Cup

Microwave

Pour into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag, and drizzle a small amount onto backs of 6 stars (reserve extra stars for other uses). Attach 1 star to center of each angel.

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Ziploc Bags