Black Walnut Cookies
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: Bake 10 minutes
- Servings: Approx. 10 dozen
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes plus chilling
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups chopped black walnuts or walnuts, divided
DIRECTIONS
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in 1 1/4 cup of walnuts.
- Finely chop the remaining nuts
- Shape the dough into two 15 inch rolls.
- Roll in the chopped nuts.
- Press gently.
- Wrap each in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
- Unwrap the dough.
- Cut into 1/4 inch slices.
- Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 F for 8-11 minutes.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.