A Sweet and easy recipe for chocolate glazed walnut star cookies. These cookies are a great little treat.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 inch thick. Cut into shapes with a cookie cutter.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Icing:
Mix confectioners’ sugar with cocoa and sift them before mixing.
Don’t have a sifter? Click to watch Grandmother’s video: How to Sift Without a Sifter
Then add water, corn syrup and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth. Add more water or confectioners’ sugar if it’s too thin or thick for you to pipe on.