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Shortbread Stars
Shortbread Stars
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Shortbread Stars

4.3
10 mins
30 mins
Easy
30

This shortbread recipe holds together well, making it easy to roll out and press out fun shapes. It happens to be delicious too!

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  • Ingredients
  • Method

Ingredients

  • 175g butter, softened
  • ½ cup Chelsea Icing Sugar
  • 1½ cups plain flour
  • ½ cup cornflour
  • Pinch of salt
  • Optional Chelsea Coffee Sugar Crystals, Demerara or Raw Sugar to decorate.

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Demerara Sugar

Demerara Sugar

Demerara (pronounced...
Icing Sugar

Icing Sugar

Icing sugar can also be...
Raw Sugar

Raw Sugar

This natural granulated...
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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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