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Butterball Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Ready In: 12 Minutes
Servings: 40
A light buttery cookie that my family has been making for 30 years. It iws a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas in our house.
Ingredients:
1 c. soft butter
1/2 c. confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. finely chopped walnuts
confectioners sugar for rolling cookie in
Directions:
1. Blend first three ingredients.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients until dough is formed.
3. Roll into one inchballs and place on UNGREASED cookie sheet.
4. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes in 400 degree oven.
5. After removing from oven, while cookies are still warm, roll in confectioners' sugar.
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7. (Note: it is important not to overbake. Cookies do not turn brown and are extremely fragile when rolling in sugar).
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