Melania Trump’s star-shaped butter cookies are festive and fun! The dough is rolled thin to make cookies with a crispy texture that’ll give you that satisfying crunch.
Cook Time
10 minutes
Total Time
55 minutes
Yield
48 cookies
Ingredients
cup all purpose flour (250 g), plus more for dusting
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ stick unsalted butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar (110 g)
1 large egg
1 egg white
2 tablespoons sour cream
nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
Special Equipment
cookie cutter, 2 in (5 cm)
Nutrition Info
Calories 16
Fat 0g
Carbs 2g
Fiber 0g
Sugar 2g
Protein 0g
How to Make It
1. Step
In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and baking soda.
2. Step
In a large bowl, cream the butter and powdered sugar with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy. Add the egg, egg white, and sour cream and beat until light yellow and fluffy.
3. Step
Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, beating until just combined.
4. Step
Shape the dough into 2 discs and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
5. Step
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
6. Step
Liberally flour a clean surface and use a floured rolling pin to roll out each disc of dough to ⅛-inch thick.
7. Step
Using a 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out as many cookies as you can from a dough sheet and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Gather up any scraps, shape into a disc, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate while you bake the first batch of cookies.
8. Step
Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until light golden. Cool the cookies for 2 minutes on the sheet tray before transferring to a cooling rack and let cool completely. Repeat to make more cookies with the remaining dough.
