Ginger Sand Dollar

Ginger Sand Dollar
Ginger Sand Dollar is a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 156. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 44 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. A mixture of slivered almonds, turbinado sugar, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 13 minutes.

Instructions

1
Beat butter and 2 cups sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy.
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2
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating well at low speed until blended. Stir ginger into batter.
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Sprinkle sugar on wax paper. Shape dough into 2 (6 1/2-inch) logs on sugar; roll logs in sugar. Wrap each log in wax paper, and chill 4 hours. (Freeze dough in zip-top plastic freezer bags up to 1 month, if desired. Thaw 10 minutes before slicing.)
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4
Cut logs into slices, sprinkle each with sugar, and arrange 5 slivered almonds in a star design to resemble sand dollars.
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Bake, in batches, at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden.
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Let cool on pans 2 minutes.
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Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool completely.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In13 m.
Servings156
Health Score0
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