Black Walnut Butter Cookies

Black Walnut Butter Cookies

This is a recipe for those lucky enough to have black walnuts available to them.

Makes about 6 dozen

Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup chopped black walnuts
Additional confectioners’ sugar

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare baking sheet.

In a mixing bowl, cream butter.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch and confectioners’ sugar; add to butter and mix well.  Stir in walnuts. 

Roll into 3/4-inch-balls and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheet.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes until set.  Cool on wire racks.  Dust with confectioners’ sugar.