Lemon Stars

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone paper.
2. 2
   Mix flour, cornstarch, baking power, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. 3
   Mix yolks, cream, and lemon oil together in a measuring cup.
4. 4
   Cream sugar with butter, lemon rind and shortening until lightened and pasty.
5. 5
   Beat yolk mixture into creamed butter until just combined.
6. 6
   Add dry ingredients and beat until mixture begins to clump together (about 18-20 seconds on lowest speed of electric mixer.
7. 7
   Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead gently to shape into a soft dough.
8. 8
   (Can be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated up to 3 days or frozen up to 6 months.
9. 9
   Working with 1/4th of dough at a time, roll to about 1/8-inch thick on a well-floured work surface.
10. 10
    Use a star cookie cutter to cut out shapes (or use any cookie cutter of choice).
11. 11
    Using a spatula, transfer cut-outs to prepared baking sheet, placing them about 1-inch apart.
12. 12
    Using a tiny hor d'oeuvre cutter cut a star out of the middle of one sheet of the cookies (or use any shape of choice.)
13. 13
    The cut-out cookies will color faster than the others so it is best to have all of them on a separate baking sheet.
14. 14
    Bake in preheated oven until golden, 10-12 minutes.l Repeat with remaining dough.
15. 15
    Transfer to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
16. 16
    When they are completely cool, put a little lemon curd on the cookies that will be the bottom cookies.
17. 17
    Top with a cut-out cookie offsetting it.
18. 18
    Serve.