Vanilla Stars (Vanillesternchen- German Christmas Cookies) Recipe

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Vanilla Stars (Vanillesternchen- German Christmas Cookies)
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Directions:

  1. To Make Dough:.
  2. Cut the cold butter up into small pieces and mix together with the rest of the ingredients in a kitchen mixer with a kneading attachment. Later knead with hands into a smooth dough (could also use fork if you don’t have a food processor). Wrap the dough in Saran wrap and let rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
  3. Vanilla Topping:.
  4. Preheat the oven to 200°C (375 F.).
  5. Melt butter.
  6. Slit the vanilla beans with a razor lengthwise and scratch out the insides with the tip of a sharp knife.
  7. Stir half of the vanilla essence and one hollowed vanilla hull into the melted butter.
  8. The rest of the vanilla and the other hull mix with the powdered sugar.
  9. Sprinkle work space with flour and roll the dough until it is even and about 3 millimeters thin. With a small star cookie cutter (4 cm) cut out stars and lay them on parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
  10. Bake cookies in oven for about 10 minutes(try not to let them get brown).
  11. Immediately after baking brush or dip the surface of every star with the vanilla butter sauce and let them cool.
  12. Warm up the quince jelly in a small sauce pan on the stove and stir until smooth.
  13. Brush half of the stars with quince jelly and thickly sift the vanilla powdered sugar mixture over the other half.
  14. Store in an air-tight container. These cookies take a few days to fully ripen so it is a good make-ahead cookie for the advent season.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4485.95 Kcal (18782 kJ)
Calories from fat 2608.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 289.8g 446%
Cholesterol 808.68mg 270%
Sodium 676.98mg 28%
Potassium 1434.94mg 31%
Total Carbs 466.57g 156%
Sugars 339.93g 1360%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Protein 20.72g 41%
Vitamin A 3mg 100%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 207mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 408.09 Kcal (1709 kJ)
Calories from fat 237.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.36g 446%
Cholesterol 73.57mg 270%
Sodium 61.59mg 28%
Potassium 130.54mg 31%
Total Carbs 42.44g 156%
Sugars 30.92g 1360%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 16%
Protein 1.88g 41%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 100%
Iron 0.1mg 5%
Calcium 18.8mg 21%

* 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

  • 113.1
    Points
  • 127
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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