Giant Star of David Chanukah cookie

The white chocolate buttons behind the biscuit represent the Israeli hostages who numbered more than 200 at the time of baking.

To create the cookie you’ll need to cut out two equilateral triangles of 3cm x 25cm from baking parchment. One for the cookie and one for the icing. I decorated mine with a cookie-shaped menorah covered with icing pens for the flames.

Method:

• To make the cookie, mix the ingredients by hand or with an electric mixer in a large bowl stopping as soon as the dough is combined and smooth.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
• Line a large baking oven tray with baking paper and heat the oven to 175°C (fan)
• Sprinkle your worktop with a little flour and roll the dough into a flat thick circle ½ cm thick.
• Take one paper triangle (see introduction) and cut out the first triangle. Repeat to make a second triangle. If you have any dough scraps you may want to roll and use a small cookie cutter to create a smaller star or menorah-shaped cookie for the centre.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes until the sides are golden.
• Cool on the baking sheet then move to a wire rack.
• While the cookie is cooling, roll the fondant icing to ¼ - ½ mm thick and cut out two triangles using the second paper triangle.
• To make the icing: mix the icing sugar with a few drops of water and of food colouring until you obtain a spreadable but not too runny icing. Add more water very gradually if it’s too firm.
• Place your first triangle biscuit into a large plate or board
• Spread a little icing on the corners of the biscuit and place the first fondant triangle on top.
• Repeat with the second one then place that cookie on top to make a Star of David.
• Fill a piping bag with icing and pipe a blue link around the edges of the star. Top with the blue lace sweets or sour sticks.
• If decorating your mini biscuit spread it with icing and when set, decorate using the pens.

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