Cookie Recipes
Butterscotch Refrigerator Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour (enough to make a stiff dough)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Cream shortening. Add brown sugar, then eggs (one at a time, incorporating vanilla extract with second egg). Beat well.
- Sift first 2 cups of flour with baking soda and baking powder added. Add these dry ingredients to first mixture. Add additional flour until the dough can be handled without being sticky.
- Add nuts and form the dough into a roll about 2 inches thick, using wax paper or aluminum foil.
- Wrap and chill for several hours or overnight. (May be frozen and kept for months.)
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Slice and bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.