Golden Stars Recipe

Golden Stars Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups of flour; sifted
1.5 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/4 cup of butter
1 teaspoon of almond (extract)
1/4 cup of sugar
a dash of salt
a piece of egg

For Filling:
1 1/4 cups of pecans or walnuts; very finely chopped or ground
1/3 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of water
1 tablespoon of butter, melted
a dash of salt
a drop of maple flavoring

Instructions:

Prepare the filling by mixing 1 1/4 cups walnuts or pecans, 1/3 cup sugar, salt, 1 tablespoon melted butter, 2 tablespoons water and maple flavoring. Set it aside.

Sift baking powder with flour. Cream butter with sugar and add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon almond extract, egg and salt. Add baking powder and flour. Mix thoroughly.

Spread dough into 1/8″ thick on floured board and cut into star shapes. Add 1 teaspoon of filling on each of star’s center. Let the five star points meet upwards and pinch together, showing the filling on the sides. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 7 to 10 minutes (400 degrees F), or ’til slightly gold-brown in color.

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