Star Cookie Pops
You can never have too many Southern recipes, so give Star Cookie Pops a try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 620 calories, 10g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have flour, shortening, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, shortening, butter, lemon peel and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
On lightly floured surface, roll half of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick.
Cut with 6- to 8-inch star-shaped cookie cutter (or make your own 6- to 8-inch cardboard star pattern, place on dough and cut around pattern with small sharp knife). On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Carefully insert 1 inch of craft stick into side of each cookie.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; carefully remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
In small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
Spread glaze over cookies. Decorate as desired with icing and candies.
Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel
Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 15 dollars per bottle.
Gunderloch Estate Riesling Dry