Recipes
Decorative shortbread stars
These shortbread stars are easy to make and perfect as a quick Christmas bake
These shortbread stars are easy to make and perfect as a quick Christmas bake
(2 votes)
Cook: 35 Mins
Serves: 8
Nutritional Information
Each 36g serving contains
Energy
682kj
163kcal
682kj
163kcal
8%
Fat
6.5g
6.5g
Med
9%
9%
Saturates
3.6g
3.6g
Med
18%
18%
Sugars
15.5g
15.5g
High
17%
17%
Salt
0.02g
0.02g
Low
0%
0%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1895kj/453kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1895kj/453kcal
Ingredients
50g unsalted butter, softened
½tsp vanilla extract
25g caster sugar
75g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1tbsp cornflour
120g pack Asda Great To Bake White Piping Icing (or leftover royal icing from the cake)
Cake Décor Gold Glitter Spray
You will also need George Home 5 Star Shape Cookie Cutters
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 160C/140C/Gas 3. Line 2 baking trays with paper.
2
Beat the butter, vanilla and caster sugar together until smooth. Stir in the flour and cornflour until the mixture forms a dough.
3
Wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 15mins
4
On floured surface, roll out the dough to 1.5cm thick. Cut into star shapes using the 3 smallest cutters, then re-roll the excess and cut more stars. Repeat until all the dough is used up.
5
Arrange on the baking trays and bake for 10-12mins, until golden at the edges. Allow to cool completely.
6
Use the piping icing to create snowflake designs on some of the stars, then allow to set completely. Dust the remaining biscuits with the gold glitter spray.
7
Use the finished biscuits to decorate the iced Christmas cake, sticking in place with extra dabs of royal icing as necessary.