Sparkling Starwiches Recipe

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Sparkling Starwiches
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
175
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make dough: In a bowl with an electric mixer at low speed beat together almond paste, granulated sugar, butter, and vanilla until light and creamy. Gradually beat in flour and salt until just combined well. Quarter dough and roll out each quarter between sheets of wax paper into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick). Stack rounds in wax paper on a baking sheet. Chill rounds until firm, at least 2 hours, and up to 3 days.
  2. Preheat oven to 325°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Transfer 1 round, still between sheets of wax paper, to a work surface. Remove top sheet of wax paper from round (keep remaining rounds chilled) and replace it loosely. Flip over wax-paper-enclosed round and remove and discard sheet of wax paper now on top (this process prevents cookies from sticking to wax paper). Working quickly, with a 3-inch star-shaped cutter cut out stars and arrange about 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet. (If dough becomes too soft to work with, freeze or chill on wax paper until firm.) With a 1/2-inch star-shaped or round cutter cut and lift out centers from half of stars (about 15). Lightly beat egg whites and lightly brush onto tops of cut-out stars. Sprinkle sand or pearl sugar over cut-out stars, pressing sugar down lightly so that it adheres.
  4. Bake cookies in lower third of oven until bottoms are pale golden but tops are still pale, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet on a rack 5 minutes and transfer with a spatula to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough rounds in same manner, lining baking sheet with fresh parchment.
  5. Arrange solid stars, bottom sides up, on a work surface. In a small heavy saucepan boil jelly, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes and cool 10 minutes. Transfer jelly to a pastry bag fitted with a #3 plain tip (slightly smaller than 1/8 inch).
  6. Pipe about 1/4 teaspoon jelly onto center of each cookie. Center cut-out stars on top of solid stars, pressing gently so jelly fills in holes. Cookies keep, layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at cool room temperature, 3 days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 175.2 Kcal (734 kJ)
Calories from fat 103.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.54g 18%
Cholesterol 25.19mg 8%
Sodium 27.44mg 1%
Potassium 12.47mg 0%
Total Carbs 16.68g 6%
Sugars 7.52g 30%
Dietary Fiber 0.24g 1%
Protein 1.52g 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 6.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 489.69 Kcal (2050 kJ)
Calories from fat 290.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.26g 18%
Cholesterol 70.41mg 8%
Sodium 76.69mg 1%
Potassium 34.85mg 0%
Total Carbs 46.62g 6%
Sugars 21.02g 30%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 1%
Protein 4.26g 3%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 19.1mg 1%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.4
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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