WALNUT SUGAR COOKIES

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When we were growing up, my mother made sugar cookies dotted with ground walnuts as a special treat to welcome us home from school. -Debbie Miller, La Verne, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
3 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup ground walnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, walnuts and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

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