Fancy Nut Roll

By ezunich

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 4 cups flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 lbs ground nuts
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 stick butter, melted
• Icing:
• 4 cups powered sugar
• 1/2 stick butter, melted
• 1 tsp vanilla
• milk

Preparation

Step 1

Mix flour, bakin g powder, salt sugar and shortening. Set aside.
Mix eggs, milk and vanilla together. Then add to dry mixture.

Make approximately 10-12 small rolls. Cool overnight. Roll out in powder sugar. Spread with filling. Then roll like a jelly roll. Cut about 3/4 - 1 inch slices. Put on a cookie sheet, seam down.

Bake 350° for 15-20 minutes. Ice each cookie while warm and roll in ground nuts.