Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 180 deg Celsius.
- Sift flour, baking powder and soda, spices and a pinch of salt into a bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add honey and egg. Beat until combined.
- On low speed, beat in sifted dry ingredients until mixture comes together.
- Divide the dough in half. Wrap separately in plastic. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Trace 19 cm, 15 cm, 10 cm, 7.5 cm and 4.5 cm stars on to cardboard and cut out. For the 2 smaller sizes cutters may able to used.
- Roll out dough halves until 4 mm thick. Using star templates and 7.5 cm cutter, cut out 3 stars of each size from dough. Using the 4.5 cm star, cut out as many stars as possible from the remaining dough.
- Place same sized stars together, 3 cm apart, on baking paper-lined oven trays. Bake larger stars for 8-10 minutes; smaller stars for 5-7 minutes or until deep golden. Stand biscuits for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- Place eggwhite in a bowl. Stir in icing sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until combined.
- Stack the largest stars at offset angles, placing 2-3, 4.5 cm stars in between. Glue each layer with icing.
- Continue stacking in decreasing size until all 7.5 cm stars are used. Finish with one 4.5 cm star flat and a second one upright. Use icing as 'glue' to decorate tree with cachous.
- Tie up remaining small stars to look like gifts. Leave tree to set for one hour. Serve dusted with icing sugar.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 875.69 Kcal (3666 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 300.95 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 33.44g | 51% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 81.03mg | 27% | |
| Sodium | 1552.48mg | 65% | |
| Potassium | 328.4mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbs | 136g | 45% | |
| Sugars | 59.27g | 237% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 6.72g | 27% | |
| Protein | 11.71g | 23% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.3mg | 8% | |
| Iron | 5.5mg | 30% | |
| Calcium | 246.5mg | 25% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 401.43 Kcal (1681 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 137.96 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 15.33g | 51% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 37.15mg | 27% | |
| Sodium | 711.68mg | 65% | |
| Potassium | 150.54mg | 7% | |
| Total Carbs | 62.34g | 45% | |
| Sugars | 27.17g | 237% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.08g | 27% | |
| Protein | 5.37g | 23% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 8% | |
| Iron | 2.5mg | 30% | |
| Calcium | 113mg | 25% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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