Walnut shortbread

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupSoftened butter
¾cupIcing sugar
1teaspoonVanilla
cupChopped walnuts
12eachesLarge walnut pieces

Directions

Cream butter, icing sugar and vanilla until light. Stir in flour and chopped walnuts. Pat dough into 9-inch pan with removable bottom.

Score with fork into 12 pie-shaped wedges. Place one walnut piece on each wedge. Set pan on cookie sheet. Bake in oven heated to 325 degrees for 40 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool. Cut into wedges.

Makes 12 servings. Store in tightly covered tin container. From The Gazette 90/12/12.