Susie's Tea Cookies

By draingal

Ingredients

• 1 cup Shurfine butter, softened
• 1/2 cup Shurfine sugar
• 1/2 cup Shurfine brown sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Shurfine vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups Shurfine flour
• 1 teaspoon Shurfine baking soda
• 1 teaspoon Cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon Shurfine Salt
• 1/2 cup Chopped nuts
• Granulated sugar (for dipping)

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat it in egg and vanilla. Mix thoroughly. Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add to mixture and mix. Stir in nuts. Chill dough until easy to handle.

Shape dough into balls the size of walnuts. Dip tops into granulated sugar. Arrange 2'' apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Sprinkle several drops of water on each cookie. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. Cool on racks.

Makes 4-1/2 dozen.