Maddie and I made these yesterday . . . they are a bit of work, but we had fun! And they are very tasty and pretty! Maddie found the recipe in a little book called Fairy Cooking which she borrowed from our neighbor. I thought that some of you might like to make them, too.
You will need :: 1/2 c butter * 1/4 c sugar * 1 orange * 1 egg * 2 TBS ground almonds * 1 3/4 c flour * 1 TBS cornmeal * raspberry jam
cream the butter and sugar * grate the rind of the orange * beat the egg * mix all these ingredients together * add the flour and cornmeal and mix thoroughly * wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes
preheat your oven to 350 F * roll out the dough * cut out stars * cut little stars out of 1/2 the big stars * bake for 7 minutes * cool * spread the whole stars with jam * cover with the cut-outs
I didn't have raspberry jam, so I used strawberry. I thought that melted chocolate would be quite tasty also. You could certainly use other shapes: hearts, flowers, circles or a combination. This recipe is not very large. When I make these again, I will certainly double the recipe.