Ginger-Orange Stars

Name: Ginger-Orange Stars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 42
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 large egg yolk; 118 milliliters (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 59 milliliters robust-flavored (dark) molasses; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 355 milliliters (or more) powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 5 teaspoons water

Ginger-Orange Stars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 42. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 70 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up all purpose flour, butter, robust-flavored molasses, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sift first 7 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy.

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Butter

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add sugar and beat until well blended. Beat in molasses, egg yolk, orange peel, and vanilla.

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Orange Zest

Egg Yolk

Molasses

Vanilla

Sugar

Add flour mixture and beat just until blended. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 4 pieces. Flatten each into disk. Wrap each in plastic and chill until cold and firm, at least 4 hours.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Position racks in top third and bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

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Roll out 1 piece of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2- to 3-inch star-shaped cutter, cut out cookies.

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Cut Out Cookies

Dough

Roll

Transfer cookies to prepared sheets, spacing 1/2 inch apart (cookies spread very little). Gather scraps and reroll dough, cutting out more cookies.

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Spread

Dough

Bake cookies 5 minutes. Reverse baking sheets; bake until cookies are puffed and look slightly darker around edges, about 5 minutes longer. Cool cookies on sheets 2 minutes. Using thin metal spatula, transfer cookies to racks; cool. Repeat with remaining dough pieces.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Spatula

Sift 1 1/2 cups sugar into medium bowl.

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Sugar

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Add 5 teaspoons water and vanilla; whisk until smooth.

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Vanilla

Water

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Whisk

Whisk in more sugar by tablespoonfuls, if necessary, until icing falls thickly off whisk. Spoon icing into pastry bag fitted with 1/16-inch plain round tip or resealable plastic bag (cut tip off bag). Pipe icing onto cookies.

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Icing