Name: Lucky Stars Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups all purpose flour; 1½ tsp baking powder; ¼ cup butter; ¼ cup white sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp Almond Extract; ⅛ tsp salt; 1 egg; 1¼ cups ground walnuts; ⅓ cup white sugar; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp water; ⅛ tsp maple flavored extract

How To Make Lucky Stars Cookies

Shaped like stars, this cookies recipe is sure to brighten up any dinner spread! These sweet treats are made tastier with walnuts and maple extract.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1⅓cupsall purpose flour,sifted
1½tspbaking powder
¼cupbutter
¼cupwhite sugar
1tspvanilla extract
1tspalmond extract
⅛tspsalt,or more to taste
1egg
1¼cupsground walnuts
⅓cupwhite sugar
1tbspbutter,melted
2tbspwater
⅛tspmaple flavored extract

Instructions

Sift together the flour and double-acting baking powder. Set aside.
Cream the butter, then gradually add the sugar, creaming well. Blend in vanilla, almond extract, salt, and unbeaten egg.
Gradually add the flour and baking soda mixture, mixing thoroughly.

Nut Filling:

Combine the walnuts, ground or chopped very fine, ⅓ cup of sugar, and salt.
Add 1 tablespoon of melted butter, 2 tablespoons of water, and maple flavoring. Mix thoroughly.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface to ⅛-inch thickness. Cut with star-shaped cookie cutter.
Place a teaspoonful of Nut Filling in the center of each star. Bring the 5 points upright; starting at the base, pinch sides together so points stand up, allowing filling to show. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees F for 7 to 10 minutes until light golden brown.
Serve and enjoy!