Star Cookies

These crisp, spicy cookies make a perfect snack after a day of sledding or
ice skating. Serve them with big pitchers of mulled wine and hot chocolate.
This recipe makes about 30 to 40 stars, depending on the size of your cookie
cutter.

1. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
2. Grease and lightly flour a baking sheet.
3. Gather your ingredients (see shopping list, below).
4. Sift flour.
5. Mix in remaining ingredients.
6. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/8 inch.
7. Cut with a star-shaped cookie cutter.
8. Lift the stars carefully with a spatula and lay them on a baking sheet.
9. Bake for 15 minutes at 275 degrees F.
10. Remove cookies from oven and dust them with powdered sugar.

Tips:
Lifting the freshly cut cookies can be tricky, but the more you practice,
the easier it gets.

Warnings:
If you're allergic to nuts, or if you don't like the taste of almonds,
these cookies are not for you.

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