Nutty Butter Balls
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1/2 cup Butter or margarine -- softend
1/2 cup Confectioner's sugar
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Almond flavoring
1/4 teaspoon Salt (optional)
1 cup Walnuts or pecans -- chop fine
3/4 cup Confectioner's sugar for -- rolling
Recipe
Preheat oven 400F.
Place butter in bowl and add 1/2 c. confectioner's sugar and mix on
medium speed of mixer until creamy and fluffy. Add flour a little at a
time. Beat on low speed after each addition of flour. Keep beating
until
flour is well mixed. Add flavorings and sprinkle salt over the mixture.
Add nuts and mix well with a spoon.
Shape 1 T. of dough into ball. Put balls on cookie sheet about 1"
apart.
Bake for 10-15 mins. Cookies will be done, but not brown. Remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack and cool completely (about 20 mins). Roll in
remaining sugar and carefully place in container with lid in a single
layer separated by wax paper.