Star Cookies

Ingredients

• 250 g flour
• 75 g sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 egg
• 160 g butter
• flour (for work surface)
• 150 g powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• small violet sugar pearls (for decoration)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Mix flour, sugar and salt; sift onto a work surface. Create a well in the center, crack the egg into it, and sprinkle butter flakes around the well. Using a knife, crumble all ingredients together, then quickly knead with hands into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball, wrap in cling film, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

2. 2.

   Preheat oven to 180 °C (convection). Roll out dough on floured surface to 0.4 mm thickness. Cut star shapes with cutters of various sizes. Place on parchment-lined tray and bake 8–10 minutes.

3. 3.

   Remove from oven, lift parchment off the tray, and let cookies cool on a wire rack. For glaze, whisk powdered sugar with lemon juice until thick; brush stars with glaze. Decorate with violet sugar pearls and allow to dry.