Bethlehem Star Cookies

Bethlehem Star Cookies

Cookie Dough:

• 1 1/3 c. Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 c. butter
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 egg

Cream the butter and sugar. (Then taste and make sure it's amazing.) Mix the remainder of the ingredients together. Roll the dough out onto a floured surface and cut into star shapes. Fill with nut filling.

Nut Filling:

• 1 1/4 crushed walnuts
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 1 Tbsp. melted butter
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

Stir together and use to fill the above cookies. Pinch the sides of the cookie up so that they look like little crowns and bake for 7-10 minutes in a 400 degree oven. Cool and store (or eat).

Recipe Source: http://puginthekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/12/bethlehem-star-cookies.html