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Grandma's Star Cookies Recipe

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My husband's grandma would only make these butter cutouts with a star cookie cutter. I use various shapes for celebrations throughout the year.

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Grandma's Star Cookies Recipe

Prep: 1 hour Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 42 Servings

60 10 70

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons orange juice concentrate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Food coloring and colored sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice concentrate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 3-in. star shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For frosting, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, orange juice concentrate, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost cookies; sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Yield: about 7 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 221 calories, 10 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 169 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Grandma's Star Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p86

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Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by trishwall

Excellent butter cookie for holidays. ALL holidays. Best to make a day before frosting...too much work for one day.

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2010 by Cookin' Emmie

These were very delicious, but LOTS of work. I made them for a bake sale, and I'm not sure they were worth the effort. The orange juice does give it a special flavor.