Cream together the butter, shortening and sugars until smooth.

Add egg, molasses and orange zest, mixing well.

Mix in remaining dough ingredients until it forms a smooth dough.

Divide dough in half and wrap each half in a disk shape in plastic wrap and freeze for thirty minutes.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Roll out dough (one disk at a time) to 1/8"-1/4" thick, between parchment paper, keeping the other chilled while you work.

Cut out star shapes and transfer dough cutouts to parchment lined cookie sheets. If dough is difficult to handle, chill longer.

Press almond slices around cookie as shown in photos.

Bake cookies for 14-16 minutes or until the tips of the stars just begin to brown.

Cool cookies completely on the cookie sheets.