Walnut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb. butter
- 1/4 C. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 C. all-purpose flour
- 1/4 C. chopped walnuts
- 1/3 C. confectioners' sugar
Directions
Melt butter and place in a large bowl to cool. Add sugar and baking powder and mix well. Add flour ½ cup at a time and beat with a hand mixer in between additions. The dough will start to get thick. Stir in walnuts and mix. Take about 1-2 Tbs. of dough and roll into 2" logs and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Yield: about 2 dozen cookies.
