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A wreath made of star-shaped cookies

Orange Shortbread Cookie Wreath

This stunning shortbread cookie wreath makes for a perfect holiday-dinner centerpiece. The shortbread itself is elevated with a citrusy kick of orange.
Course cookies, Dessert
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 130 g butter
  • 250 g flour
  • 11 g baking powder
  • 1 pinch sea salt
  • 100 g sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 yolk
  • 1 orange zested

Royal Icing

  • 1 egg white or meringue powder
  • 6 tbsp icing sugar
  • Food colouring of your choice
  • Sprinkles (optional for cookie decorating)

Instructions
 

  • Melt butter in small saucepan.
  • Put flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, whole egg, yolk, orange zest and melted butter in bowl. Mix with wooden spoon until combined.
  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • On floured work surface, or between 2 sheets of baking paper, roll out dough until it's 5mm thick.
  • Using a round cookie cutter or a glass, cut out a hollow disc from the dough. Use the rest of the dough to cut out biscuits in the shape of your choice.
  • Place cut-out cookies on parchment-lined baking sheet. Prick cookies with fork. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.

Royal Icing

  • Beat egg white with icing sugar. Use food colouring of your choice to colour icing. Use the Royal Icing to decorate cookies and as a "glue" to stick individual cookies to the wreath.
Keyword shortbread