Star Cookies
Stern-Plätzchen is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the cookie category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 375 g flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 200 g sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 250 g butter
- 1 egg
- 120 g ground almonds
- 200 g white couverture chocolate
- 2 tbsp palm oil
Instructions
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1.
Knead flour, baking powder, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt, butter in pieces, egg and ground almonds into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
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2.
Roll the dough on a floured surface to about 3-4 mm thickness and cut out star-shaped cookies with a star cookie cutter. Cut small stars from the center of each cookie. Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 12 minutes until lightly golden brown. Remove and let cool slightly.
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3.
Arrange the cookies side by side on buttered bread or parchment paper.
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4.
Chop the couverture chocolate and melt it over a double boiler together with the palm oil. Set aside, let cool slightly, transfer to a freezer bag, cut a small corner off and decorate the cookies as desired with the chocolate. Let dry, gently lift from the paper and store in an airtight container.
