Chocolate Star Cookies
- Mix dry ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl. Â Set aside.
- Cream together the butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Â Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Â Beat well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ones, and beat until smooth.
- Shape into golf-ball-sized balls. Â Roll in white sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Â Press a chocolate star firmly into each cookie. Â Return to oven and bake 4 minutes more.
- I let mine cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.  This made about 45-50 cookies (the amount depends on the size of your dough balls—smaller ones make more).
Printable Recipe
Chocolate Star Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour I used unbleached flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shortening I used butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 unbeaten egg
- 2 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 bag of chocolate star candies
Instructions
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.
- Cream together the shortening/butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Beat well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ones, and beat until smooth.
- Shape into golf-ball-sized balls. Roll in white sugar.
- Bake at 375 degrees on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 8 minutes. If they seem to be cooking too fast (getting too dark) try lowering your oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Remove from oven. Press a chocolate star firmly into each cookie. Return to oven and bake 4 minutes more.
- I let mine cool on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. This made about 45-50 cookies. The amount of cookies it makes depends on the size of your dough balls (smaller ones make more).
Rebecca Payne says
Thank you for sharing these delicious recipes.
Joy Kincaid says
You’re welcome, Rebecca!
Diane Clouse says
Great recipe. perfect cookies. i will keep this one!
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Diane!
liz says
These look so yummy!!! Thanks for sharing on Homestead Blog Hop!
Joy Kincaid says
Thanks Liz!
Jennifer Dawn says
Yum! These look so good. And I love the little chocolate stars. I loved this so much that I’m featuring it at our weekly link party. Have a great week!
Joy Kincaid says
Thanks so much for the feature, Jennifer! Hope you also have a great week!
Sam - Raggedy Bits says
These look scrumdiddlyumptious!!! I have been wanting to try a new cookie these holidays and I think I have just found it!! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Joy Kincaid says
Hope you enjoy it, Sam!
Denise Bryant says
Yum….these are my favorite cookies. Thanks for sharing with us at the Waste Not Wednesday link party. Can’t wait to see what you are up to this week.
Joy Kincaid says
Thanks Denise!
Nina Lewis says
I’ve made these cookies with just Hershey Kisses. But the chocolate stars do make them special! Thanks for participating in our Party in Your PJs link party!
Joy Kincaid says
I’ve never tried them with Hershey’s kisses, great idea! Thanks for stopping by, Nina!
Judy Uhl says
Could I use AP flour?
Joy Kincaid says
All purpose flour? Yes, that would work!
Raising Mighty Arrows says
I found you from the Cookie Swap and your cookies look great. We're having a cookie swap this Saturday so my children and I are trying to get some ideas. I think we may use yours! 🙂
Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKING says
Cookie Look Delicious!
We'd love for you to come link it up to our 12 Days of Christmas Goodies! (Day 1 is still open too looking for Candy Bark recipes) But today is Day 2 and we are featuring…. CHRISTMAS COOKIES of any kind (and I think this cookie is perfect)!
http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/2011/12/12-days-of-christmas-goodies-smore.html