Star Cookies

Ingredients

• 100 g sugar
• 300 g flour
• 200 g butter (cold)
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• grated orange zest
• 0.5 bottle orange flavoring
• 1 egg
• 250 g powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp orange lemonade
• water (as needed)
• sugar pearls
• colored sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Sift flour with sugar, vanilla sugar and orange zest on the work surface, make a well in the middle, add the egg and the flavoring, then distribute cold butter pieces around. Use a large knife to break everything into crumbs. Quickly knead the crumbs by hand, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or keep in another cool place.

2. 2.

   Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 3‑4 mm thickness, lifting it with a rolling pin as needed.

3. 3.

   Cut out star shapes with a cookie cutter, place on a baking sheet, bake at 180 °C for 10–12 minutes.

4. 4.

   While still hot, transfer the cookies onto a cooling rack and let them cool completely.

5. 5.

   Make an icing from powdered sugar, lemonade and water, brush the cookies with it, sprinkle with colored sugar and sugar pearls, and allow to dry.