Cookies

Berry Topped Stars

A fresh and delicious way to enjoy star-shaped shortbread cookies. Blend butter, cream cheese, and sugar into a delightful cream cheese topping and spread it on your cookies. Thinly slice strawberries and arrange them with blueberries on top.

Prep

35 minutes

Cook

10 minutes

Servings

2-4 dozen

Level

Easy

Cookie

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) Challenge Butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Topping

  • 2 tablespoons Challenge Butter
  • 4 ounces Challenge Cream Cheese
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 pints fresh strawberries
  • ½ cup fresh blueberries

Cookie

  • 1
    To make the cookie dough, start by creaming the butter. Then gradually add sugar and flour. 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.
  • 4
    Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool.

Topping

  • 1
    Blend together 2 tablespoons of Challenge Butter, 4 oz. cream cheese and ⅓ cup powdered sugar (have ingredients at room temperature).
  • 2
    Spread baked cookies with cream cheese topping and arrange thin slices of strawberries and a few whole blueberries on top.