Grandma's Star Cookies
Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook
My husband's grandma would only make these butter cutouts with a star cookie cutter. I use various shapes for celebrations throughout the year.
SERVINGS: 42
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 1 hour Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 cups butter (no substitutes), softened
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate, undiluted
- 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, undiluted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
- Food coloring and colored sugar, optional
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugars. 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. 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 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.