Refrigerator Nut Cookies

Recipes Ingredients:

1 c Sugar
3 c All-purpose flour
1 c Butter or margarine,softened
1 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Finely chopped nuts

Recipe Instructions:

These Refrigerator Nut cookies take on a different flavor by substituting brown Sugar to make butterscotch; cinnamon to make cinnamon slices; or grated orange peel and almonds for orange- almond slices. In a large bowl, mix sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt, Baking soda and nuts. Divide dough into 3 parts. Shape each part into a roll 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 7 inches long. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Heat Oven to 400ø. Cut dough into 1/8-inch slices. Place 1 inch part on ungreased Baking sheets. Bake until light brown, 7-9 minutes. Immediately remove from Baking sheet. Cool on racks. Variations: Butterscotch slices: Substitute packed brown Sugar for the sugar; omit nuts. Cinnamon slices: Substitute 1/2 cup granulated Sugar and 1/2 cup packed brown Sugar for the Sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon for the vanilla; omit nuts or not. Orange-almond slices: Stir in 1 Tablespoon grated orange peel with the Sugar and substitute 1/2 cup finely chopped blanched almonds for the nuts. Yield: about 7 dozen. Pat Thomas, retired food editor, Yakima WA Randy Shearer