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butter brown sugar egg yolk golden syrup flour baking soda ground ginger ground cinnamon egg white powdered sugar lemon juice dragees
Viewed: 97 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 None egg yolk
- 1/2 cup golden syrup or corn syrup
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 None egg white
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- None None Silver dragees, to decorate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Beat butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy. Add egg yolk and syrup; beat until combined. Sift flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon over butter mixture; stir to combine. Press dough into a ball.
- Roll dough between sheets of baking paper to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 2 inch star cookie cutter, cut stars from dough. Re-roll remaining dough, if necessary. Place stars on prepared pans. Bake for 10 mins or until golden brown. Cool in pan 2 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
- For the lemon icing, using a wooden spoon, beat egg white in a medium bowl. Gradually add sifted powdered sugar, a few tablespoons at a time. Continue to beat until smooth. Add lemon juice; beat until combined. Spoon icing into a small resealable plastic bag. Snip a small corner from bag. Pipe icing onto cookies. Decorate with dragees. Let stand until icing is set.
