CHRISTMAS STARS

Christmas Stars image

A festive sandwich style cookie. Excellent for Christmas or New years' celebrations.

Provided by anonymous

Categories Desserts Cookies Sandwich Cookie Recipes

Time 4h45m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

¾ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons strawberry jam
¼ cup green decorator sugar

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir flour mixture into the butter mixture until well blended. Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate dough for three hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets or line them with parchment paper.
On a floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut dough into star shapes using a 3- to 4-inch star cookie cutter. Using a 1- to 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut a star into the center of half of the big stars. Place the full stars on one cookie sheet and the "tops"--the cookies with the center cutouts--on another. Sprinkle colored sugar on the star tops, if desired.
Bake in preheated oven until edges are golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely. (You can re-roll the mini stars cut out of the centers, or bake them separately for about 5 minutes.) Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
After cookies cool completely, spread 1 teaspoon of preserves in the center of each full star cookie. Place a cut-out cookie on top of the layer of preserves. Pack cookies between waxed paper in a covered tin to preserve freshness.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.7 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 30.8 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 91.5 mg, Sugar 11.4 g