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Sparkling Star Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Betty Crocker®

"A touch of finely chopped almond adds flavor and texture to these star-shaped cookies."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  7 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 22 Min
Original recipe yield 5 dozen cookies

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal ® all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped almonds
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoons edible glitter (any color) or candy sprinkles

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Mix granulated sugar, butter and egg in medium bowl. Stir in flour, almonds, baking soda and salt.
  3. Divide dough into 3 parts. Roll each part 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered surface. Cut with 2- to 2 1/2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  4. Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until edges are light brown; Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  5. Mix powdered sugar and water until smooth and a thin spreading consistency. Spread very thinly on cookies. Sprinkle with edible glitter.

FOOTNOTES

  • Betty's Tips
  • When you don't fill up your cookie sheet, you end up with unevenly baked cookies. If you don't have enough cookie dough to fill a cookie sheet, use an upside-down cake pan instead.
  • Who can resist a star sandwich? Spread about 1 tablespoon of ready-to-spread frosting on a cookie; sandwich two cookies, bottoms together.
  • ®Reg. T.M. of General Mills, Inc. or its affiliates
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2008 by Jesusfreak08
These are excellent! They were chewy - not what I had expected, but I guess that was because... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Sparkling Star Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 60

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 54

  • Total Fat: 2.1g
  • Cholesterol: 8mg
  • Sodium: 37mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.6g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.4g
  • Protein: 0.7g

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