Need to recognize an accomplishment? Celebrate with cookies that make everyone feel like they are a star.
Star Cookie Pops
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 egg
- 3 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- About 12 craft sticks (flat wooden sticks with round ends)
Vanilla Glaze, if desired
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons hot water
Decorations, if desired
- Betty Crocker™ decorating icing (from 4.25-oz tube), if desired
- Assorted candies and Betty Crocker™ assorted candy sprinkles and sugars, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, shortening, butter, lemon peel and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt.
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Step2On lightly floured surface, roll half of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick. Cut with 6- to 8-inch star-shaped cookie cutter (or make your own 6- to 8-inch cardboard star pattern, place on dough and cut around pattern with small sharp knife). On ungreased cookie sheet, place cutouts 2 inches apart. Carefully insert 1 inch of craft stick into side of each cookie.
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Step3Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; carefully remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Spread glaze over cookies. Decorate as desired with icing and candies.
Nutrition
530
Calories
29g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
61g
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 530
- Calories from Fat
- 260
- Total Fat
- 29g
- 45%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 3 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 61g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 5%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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