Twin Stars

Name: Twin Stars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 65
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 2 teaspoons lightly beaten egg white; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 4 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel; 237 milliliters sifted powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters strawberry jam; 237 milliliters sugar; 227 grams cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch slices; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Twin Stars requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This hor d'oeuvre has 74 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This vegetarian recipe serves 65. Head to the store and pick up butter, egg white, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a food processor or bowl, whirl or stir flour, sugar, and salt to blend.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Add butter; whirl or cut in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

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Butter

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Blender

In another bowl, whisk the egg, vanilla, lemon peel, and lemon juice to blend.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

Vanilla

Egg

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Whisk

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Add to flour mixture in food processor or bowl; whirl or stir until the dough forms a ball.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Divide dough into thirds.

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Dough

Roll each portion, between sheets of waxed paper or cooking parchment, into a round 1/8 inch thick. Stack and freeze rounds until firm, about 30 minutes (or chill for about 2 hours).

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Roll

Cut out shapes with a floured, 2-inch, 5-point star cutter. Space cookies 1/2 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake cookies in a 325 oven until pale golden at tips, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer to racks to cool. Reduce oven temperature to 15

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Oven

In a 1-quart pan over medium heat, stir jam until melted. Push through a fine strainer, discard residue, and return liquid to pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes to thicken, stirring occasionally.

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Jam

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Sieve

Frying Pan

Let cool just until warm to touch, 7 to 8 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, stir 1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons powdered sugar and 4 teaspoons water until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Water

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Bowl

Brush cookies with jam, then place slightly apart on 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. With a clean pastry brush, paint a thin film of powdered sugar glaze over each cookie to completely cover jam (beginning with the cookies coated earliest with jam).

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Powdered Sugar

Glaze

Jam

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Bake cookies until glaze is set and dry, 15 to 18 minutes.

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Glaze

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Transfer to racks to cool.

In a small bowl, stir remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the egg white until smooth. To assemble cookies, spoon a dot (1/8 teaspoon) of powdered sugar mixture in center of one cookie, then gently press another cookie on top, with star points offset.

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Powdered Sugar

Egg Whites