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Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp light corn syrup
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp chopped walnuts
Directions
Combine flour and baking powder in bowl. Beat butter, sugar and corn
syrup in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add milk and
vanilla. Gradually beat in dry ingredients. Stir in walnuts. Wrap and
refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Divide dough in half.
On lightly floured surface, roll one dough half 1/8-inch thick. Cut
with 3 inch star shaped cookie cutter. Bake 10-12 minutes, until
edges are golden. Cool on wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Decorate as desired. Makes 4 dozen.
Per cookie: 45 calories, 2 gm total fat, 1 gm saturated fat, 5 mg
cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 6 gm carbohydrates, 1 gm protein.
Servings: 4
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