Family Circle magazine reveals Melania Trump’s cookie recipe — and here it is

In the middle of a particularly grim stretch of the presidential election, here’s a pleasant distraction. The Washington Times has obtained Melania Trump’s recipe for “Star Cookies,” courtesy of Family Circle.

The magazine has tracked the cookie-making preferences of first ladies and presidential nominees’ wives for quite some time. Without further ado, here’s Mrs. Trump’s recipe, verbatim. It makes four dozen cookies.

Ingredients: 2 cups of flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup of confectioners sugar, 2 eggs yolks, 1 egg white, 2 tablespoons sour cream.

Combine flour and baking soda. Set aside. Beat butter and sugar until blended. Add egg yolks, egg white and sour cream. Beat until smooth. Beat in flour mixture until dough just comes together. Form into two disks, wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out one disk on liberally floured wax paper with a floured rolling pin to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 2½-inch star cutter, cut out star shapes and place on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. Repeat with second disk. Gather up scraps, form into a disk and refrigerate. Bake 10 minutes per batch, until lightly golden. Slide cookies onto a cooling rack and cool. Reroll chilled scraps, cut out additional stars and bake.

Family Circle is also conducting a presidential cookie poll, pitting Mrs. Trump’s recipe against a chocolate chip cookie recipe from Hillary Clinton, from the days when she was first lady. Voting starts Oct. 4. Find it all here.