Melt-Away Stars
List of Ingredients
Melt-Away Stars
1 c. butter (not margarine)
1/2 c. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. almond extract or 1/4 tsp. rum extract
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
48 chocolate stars
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream butter and add sugar. Beat until light
and fluffy. Combine flour and cornstarch. Add flour mixture and extract.
Beat until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased
cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of a glass that has been dipped in flour.
Bake 20 minutes.
Cookies will not be brown. remove from oven and place a chocolate star in
the center of each cookie (quickly, while they are still hot, so stars will
adhere to cookies). Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.Recipe