Great Great Aunt Jessie's 1940's Ice Box Cookies

Name: Great Great Aunt Jessie's 1940's Ice Box Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup brown sugar (or scant cup granulated sugar); 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; 1/2 cup broken nutmeats

Submitted by TMoney

"Found this scribbled on a slip of paper in Great Great Aunt Jessie's recipes from the 40's and 50's. I am copying her scribblings here for preservations sake. I have not made these so I do not have exact times to share."

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Ready In:: 18mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 15

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar (or scant cup granulated sugar)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cream of tartar
¹⁄₂ cup broken nutmeats

directions

Work 1/2 cup butter till creamy, 1 cup brown sugar- cream 1 cup or scant cup granulated sugar.
Mix well and add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter.
Add to first mixture.
Then add 1/2 cup broken nut meats.
Pack in bowl and put in refridgerator to cool slightly- then make out in rolls.
When very cold, slice and bake in temperature of 400*.
8 minutes.
Aunt Jessie then scribbled"probably 15" to which I have no clue what that is referencing.

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A tasty little cookie this is, I used a variety of nuts for it and it had a light buttery flavor and the nuts were great. I think if the nuts were toasted before hand it would be even better. Made for Fall PAC 2009.

bmxmama