Refrigerator Nut Cookies

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Refrigerator Nut Cookies

Ingredients

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 orangealmond 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 4 cm in diameter and about 18 cm long. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Heat oven to 400�. Cut dough into 0 cm slices. Place 3 cm 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 half cup granulated sugar and half 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 half cup finely chopped blanched almonds for the nuts. Yield: about 7 dozen. Pat Thomas, retired food editor, Yakima WA Randy Shearer