Gingerbread Stars
Gingerbread Stars is a dessert that serves 1. One portion of this dish contains about 40g of protein, 97g of fat, and a total of 3163 calories. For $4.08 per serving, this recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Christmas. A couple people made this recipe, and 87 would say it hit the spot. If you have milk, ground cinnamon, dark brown sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Home Cooking Adventure. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 89%, this dish is outstanding. Luxe Gingerbread House Decorating Party & Gingerbread Truffle Martini, Cinnamon Stars, and Meringue Stars are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 1
Preparation duration: 30 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 tsp baking soda
1 stick (110g) butter
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup honey
1-2 tbsp milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment:
bowl
baking paper
baking sheet
plastic wrap
whisk
oven
cookie cutter
wire rack
Cooking instruction summary:
In a large bowl cream butter with sugar, honey and vanilla extract. Add the egg and mix well.In another bowl whisk dry ingredients together: flour, salt, spices and baking soda.Incorporate dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until the dough comes together to form a ball.Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Preheat oven to 350 F(180C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.Roll the dough between two layers of plastic wrap, 1/8 inch (2, 3 mm) thickness. If you want them crispy roll the dough very thin. If you want them softer roll it outthicker.Cut the dough into star shapes using the cookie cutters. I used 2 star shapes, a smaller and a bigger one. Re-roll the remaining dough and cut more stars. I use a fork to remove the dough between the star shapes. Place the stars onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving a little space between them.Bake for 7 to 10 minutes (depending on the cookie size). Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.To make the icing simply combine powdered sugar with milk and vanilla extract if used. Spoon the icing into the piping bag and decorate the gingerbread stars. Allow to set.
Step by step:
1. In a large bowl cream butter with sugar, honey and vanilla extract.
2. Add the egg and mix well.In another bowl whisk dry ingredients together: flour, salt, spices and baking soda.Incorporate dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir until the dough comes together to form a ball.Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Preheat oven to 350 F(180C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Roll the dough between two layers of plastic wrap, 1/8 inch (2, 3 mm) thickness. If you want them crispy roll the dough very thin. If you want them softer roll it outthicker.
4. Cut the dough into star shapes using the cookie cutters. I used 2 star shapes, a smaller and a bigger one. Re-roll the remaining dough and cut more stars. I use a fork to remove the dough between the star shapes.
5. Place the stars onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving a little space between them.
6. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes (depending on the cookie size). Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.To make the icing simply combine powdered sugar with milk and vanilla extract if used. Spoon the icing into the piping bag and decorate the gingerbread stars. Allow to set.
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