8 and shortbread stars Recipes

unsalted butter, room temperature, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, vanilla

ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground star anise, turbinado or other granulated sugar, chilled log of butter shortbread cookie dough

chopped hazelnuts (filberts) or 1 cup pecan halves, flour, sugar, cornstarch, cold butter, cut into small pieces, vanilla, white baking bar, melted (optional)

unsalted shelled pepitas, toasted, semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, room temperature, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, all purpose flour, egg white, lightly whisked

unsalted butter, sugar, all-purpose flour , sifted, cocoa , sifted, mascarpone cheese, sugar, sugar , sifted, egg white, beaten

heavy cream, water, sugar, carrageenan, percent dark chocolate chips, melted, heavy cream , plus 1 cup, cocoa nibs, sheets bronze gelatin , bloomed, egg whites, sugar, port, cinnamon, star anise, whole allspice, isomalt, cocoa nibs, ground shortbread cookies, raspberries for garnish