Santa Star Cookies

Name: Santa Star Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 355 milliliters butter, softened; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 2 eggs; 1 liters all-purpose flour; 72 servings Red and black paste food coloring; 5 teaspoons meringue powder; 59 milliliters thawed orange juice concentrate; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps water

Santa Star Cookies requires around 1 hour and 40 minutes from start to finish. This dessert has 117 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 72. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. A mixture of water, eggs, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Santa Cookies, Santa Cookies, and Not-Just-for-Santa Cookies.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.

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Shortening

Butter

Cream

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Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla.

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Orange Juice Concentrate

Vanilla

Egg

Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with a 4-in. star-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour.

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All Purpose Flour

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Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

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Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm.

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Remove to wire racks to cool.

In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, water, meringue powder and cream of tartar; beat on low speed just until combined. Beat on high for 4-5 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Tint 9 tablespoons red and 2 tablespoons black. Leave remaining icing white. Keep unused icing covered at all times with a damp cloth. If necessary, beat again on high speed to restore texture.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Of Tartar

Icing

Water

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Place red icing in a pastry bag. With a #3 round pastry tip, pipe Santa's hats, noses and suits. Use black icing for eyes, mittens, belts and boots. With white frosting and a #16 star tip, add the hat trim, mustaches and beards. With a round tip, add the suit trim.

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Frosting

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking soda 237milliliters

packed brown sugar 355milliliters

butter, softened 473milliliters

confectioners' sugar 0teaspoons

cream of tartar 2

eggs 1liters

all-purpose flour 72servings

Red and black paste food coloring 5teaspoons

meringue powder 59milliliters

thawed orange juice concentrate 1teaspoon

salt 118milliliters

shortening 237milliliters

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 2Tbsps

water

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cookies works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "