Butterscotch Nut Stars Recipe
Preparing their favorite butterscotch nut stars is a way of letting my family know that I love them. If you plan to cook an out of the ordinary dessert, then you should probably go for this butterscotch nut stars. Stop ruminating and make this butterscotch nut stars right now!
Ingredients
3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pink frosting from a 4-ounce tube
Directions
1. Sift flour, salt and baking soda onto wax paper.
2. Beat butter or margarine and brown sugar until fluffy in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, ground almonds and vanilla.
3. Stir in flour mixture to make a stiff dough. Wrap in wax paper and chill 3 hours, or overnight.
4. Roll out dough, a quarter at a time, to a 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut into stars with a 3-inch cutter. Place, 1 inch apart, on cookie sheets.
5. Bake in hot oven (400°) 10 minutes, or until cookies are golden; remove to wire racks with spatula; cool completely.
6. Place star tip on frosting tube and pipe lines, following picture or as you wish.
2. Beat butter or margarine and brown sugar until fluffy in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, ground almonds and vanilla.
3. Stir in flour mixture to make a stiff dough. Wrap in wax paper and chill 3 hours, or overnight.
4. Roll out dough, a quarter at a time, to a 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured pastry cloth or board. Cut into stars with a 3-inch cutter. Place, 1 inch apart, on cookie sheets.
5. Bake in hot oven (400°) 10 minutes, or until cookies are golden; remove to wire racks with spatula; cool completely.
6. Place star tip on frosting tube and pipe lines, following picture or as you wish.
