Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (preferred over margarine)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 finely chopped nuts
- Powdered sugar
Directions
Heat oven to 400 degrees
Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and the vanilla.
Mix in flour, salt and nuts until dough holds together.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set but not brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Roll in powdered sugar while warm: cool. Roll in powdered sugar again. About 4 dozen cookies.
A wonderful old-fashioned cookie popular at Christmas time.
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Betty Crocker Cookbook
Submitted By: LB
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