Red, White and Blue Patriotic Cookies

Fireworks may light up the night, but these red, white, and blue star-shaped cookies will steal the show at your 4th of July bash! Celebrate America's birthday in style with this sweet and patriotic delight!

Prep Time 30

Bake / Cook Time 8

Total Time 38

Equipment

Large Bonmat™

Baking Sheet (L)

Rectangular Roul Pat®

Ingredients

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH

▢ 14.65 oz (415 g) all-purpose flour
▢ 1 1/2 tsp (6 g) baking powder
▢ 3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) sea salt
▢ 7.94 oz (225 g) butter (Very Cold | Cut into Squares)
▢ 7.05 oz (200 g) granulated sugar
▢ 1 tsp (5 g) vanilla bean paste
▢ 1 egg

VANILLA ICING

▢ 12.70 oz (360 g) powdered sugar
▢ 1 tsp (4 g) vanilla extract (I used clear vanilla extract)
▢ 2 tsp (20 g) corn syrup
▢ 4 Tbsp (60 g) Spring Water
▢ 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) sea salt
▢ Food Colorant (Red and Blue)

Instructions

SUGAR COOKIE DOUGH PREPARATION

Place your Large Bonmat on the top of your Large Perforated Baking Sheet. Set Aside.
In your mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.
Then, in the bowl of your stand mixer, with the paddle attachment on, cream the butter together with the sugar and vanilla bean paste. Start on your lowest setting and increase the speed until you reach the desired consistency. About 4 minutes. Scrap the bowl down when necessary.
Add the egg. Continue mixing on medium speed until mostly combined, it will curdle, that's normal. IMPORTANT: Do not over mix.
Bring back the speed to the Lowest setting and gradually add the dry ingredients . Your dough is ready once it does not stick to the sides of your bowl (about 2 minutes). Scrap the bowl down when necessary.

ASSEMBLY

Preheat oven to 350F/180C. NOTE: Roll your rolling pin into a bit of flour, before rolling your dough.
Transfer your dough directly onto your Roul'Pat.
Roll it into a large square. I like my cookies a 1/4" | 0.60 cm thick. Cut your cookie dough using your favorite star shaped cookie cutter.
Place your cookies directly onto the Bonmat well apart.

BAKE!

Bake for 8 minutes at 350F/180C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your cookies from 7 minutes). It is ready when they don't look quite done and barely golden around the edge, the top staying soft.
Once your Sugar Cookies are out of the oven, let them completely cool down as is on your Baking Sheet, while preparing the vanilla icing.

VANILLA ICING PREPARATION

In a large bowl, whisk together powdered sugar. Make a well, add the vanilla extract, corn syrup and water. Mix until combined.
Divide your icing into 3 bowls. Set one on the side (white), then combine the blue food colorant with the second one ; and the red food colorant with the third one.

ASSEMBLY

Gently dip each star cookie into your Vanilla Icing. NOTE: If adding sprinkles do it right away as the icing hardens very quickly.
Let them dry completely for an hour or so. Then, slide them onto a serving plate. Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
N.B. Storage is best when placed in a metal box.

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