Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 109
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 2 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 15 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 67 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 13 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g

Black Walnut Cookies

SERVINGS

60

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

20 min.

COOK

10 min.

TOTAL

30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon 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 eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in 1-1/4 cups of walnuts. Finely chop the remaining nuts. Shape dough into two 15-in. rolls. Roll in chopped nuts, pressing gently. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
    Unwrap dough; cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-11 minutes. Remove to cool on wire racks. Yield: 10 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Sep 7, 2008

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