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Cookie Jar Nut Cookies Recipe

I started collecting cookie recipes when I was a teenager. These chewy spice cookies were some of the first I ever made, and they're still a favorite today. They can be found in my cookie jar whenever someone stops by.

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Cookie Jar Nut Cookies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 54 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 9 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 104 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 108 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Cookie Jar Nut Cookies in Best of Country Cookies , p40