Sugar Cookie Stars

Sugar Cookie StarsMaura McEvoy
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Makes 36 cookies| Hands-On Time: 35m | Total Time: 1hr 15m

Ingredients

  • 18-ounce tube sugar cookie dough (such as Pillsbury)
  • flour for the work surface
  • 3/4 to 1 cup jam (any flavor)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350° F.
  2. Cut the dough crosswise into 2 portions; refrigerate 1 portion. Roll the other one on a floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Using a small (preferably 2-inch) star-shaped cookie cutter, cut the dough into cookies. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  3. Bake until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough, rerolling the scraps.
  4. Turn half the cookies upside down and spread with about 1/2 teaspoon of jam each. Sandwich with the remaining cookies.
December 2005

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 83Calories From Fat 32%
  • Calcium  13mg
  • Carbohydrate  14g
  • Cholesterol  4mg
  • Fat  3g
  • Fiber  0g
  • Iron  0mg
  • Protein  1mg
  • Sat Fat  1g
  • Sodium  62mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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