recipes
Star Sugar Cookies
A good old classic–they turn out great every time.
Makes about 30
22⁄
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
11⁄
2 cups sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar
water
décor sugar
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour,
baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl,
cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
4. Beat
in egg and vanilla.
5. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
6. Roll out the dough to a thin layer and cut out stars, and
place onto un-greased cookie sheets.
7. Cut out the center
of half of the cookies with a smaller star.
8. Bake 8 to 10
minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
9. Let stand
on cookie sheet 2 minutes before removing to cool on wire
racks.
10. Mix powdered sugar and water to a thick frosting.
11. Cover the whole stars and place the cut-out stars on top.
12. Sprinkle with decor sugar.
Vanilla Cake
Use leftover cookie stars to decorate this moist and fragrant
vanilla cake.
Makes 1 cake
11⁄
2 sticks butter, soft
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
11⁄
2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
confectioners sugar
water
shredded coconut
a few star cookies
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Grease a loaf tin.
3. Beat
butter and sugar until light and airy.
4. Add the eggs, one
at a time. Stir well.
5. Stir in flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
6. When you have a smooth batter, pour it into the loaf pan.
7. Bake until firm to the touch, about 1 hour.
8. Cool on a wire
rack.
9. Stir confectioners sugar and water to a smooth and
thick glaze.
10. Remove from pan and decorate with glaze,
coconut, and star cookies.
