Starburst Cookie Recipe by Ruth Paget
Makes 12 cookies
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup softened butter
-1/4 cup sugar
-1 tablespoon almond extract
-2 mashed, hard-boiled egg yolks
-1 cup flour
Steps:
1-Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2-Blend butter, sugar, and almond extract together in a bow.
3-Add hard-boiled egg yolks to butter mixture and blend thoroughly.
4-Add flour to egg mixture and blend thoroughly.
5-Use two spoons to scoop and push cookies onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
6-Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on a rack.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
