Cookies

Firecracker Stars

Enjoy a little heat with your sweets. Add a touch ground red pepper to this shortbread cookie recipe to give it the right spark.

Prep

20 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Servings

2-4 dozen

Level

Easy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) Challenge Butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • ¼ cup cinnamon sugar

Directions

  • 1
    To make the cookie dough, start by creaming the butter. Then gradually add sugar, flour, and ground red pepper. Beat until light and fluffy.
  • 2
    Divide dough in half, center each portion into its own gallon-sized plastic food storage bag, and roll to ⅛-inch thickness. Chill dough anywhere from 20 minutes to several days.
  • 3
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into stars with a 3-inch star shaped cutter. Sprinkle the stars with cinnamon sugar before baking (1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon blended with 1/4 cup sugar).
  • 4
    Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool.