Swedish Almond Cardamom Stars

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup almond paste crumbled
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 tablespoon butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 3 tablespoons canola oil 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom 
• 3 tablespoons milk 2% reduced-fat
• 0.3 cup orange juice fresh
• 1 cup powdered sugar 
• 2 cups powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• food processor
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• plastic wrap
• cookie cutter
• measuring cup

Directions

1. To prepare cookies, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
2. Combine flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, cardamom, and salt in a food processor; process until blended.
3. Add almond paste and butter; process until blended.
4. Combine juice and oil. With processor on, slowly pour juice mixture through food chute; process until dough forms a ball.
5. Divide dough in half. Working with 1 portion at a time, gently press dough into a 4-inch square on heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap.
6. Roll each half of dough, still covered, to a 1/4-inch thickness. Chill 1 hour.
7. Preheat oven to 37
8. Working with 1 portion of dough at a time, remove top sheet of plastic wrap; turn dough over.
9. Remove remaining plastic wrap.
10. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter into 24 stars; place stars 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
11. Bake at 375 for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 5 minutes.
12. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. Repeat procedure with remaining half of dough.
13. To prepare icing, combine 2 cups sugar and milk, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
14. Spread about 1 teaspoon icing over each warm cookie; chill 1 hour.