Shortbread Stars

By Chelsea's team of cooks, added 07 February 2011

Difficulty Easy This recipe isKid Friendly Serves approx 30 biscuits RecipePrep time10 minutes RecipeCooking Time 30 minutes

  • Shortbread Stars

Method

Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease or line an oven tray with baking paper.
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Sift in flour, cornflour and salt and mix thoroughly with the butter mixture until it forms a dough.
Knead dough, then roll out to 10mm thickness on a floured surface. Press out shapes using a biscuit cutter or cut into triangles and place on oven tray. Press remaining dough together and roll out again, press out shapes until mixture is used up.
Bake for 30 minutes or until pale golden.
Makes: approx 30 biscuits depending on size of cookie cutter.
Optional: For a crunchy topping, press on Chelsea Coffee sugar Crystals, Demerara or Raw sugar before baking.

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Overall rating

Recipe Rating: 4

4 ratings, 175 people added this to their Favourite Recipes.

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  • 1

    Delicious! Simple yet so tasty.

  • 5

    Love this recipe, it is simple and holds it shape well - perfect for cutting out shapes.

  • 4

  • 5

    very good

  • 5

    I was cutting it out as quickly as my wee darling was trying to eat the dough!! Very popular and very, very easy. Great for kids to help with, as not much can go wrong!

  • 5

    Easy to make. My toddler and I used the lemon flavoured icing on top and everyone who tasted thought they were yummy!