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Sand
Tarts Cookies
This was a favorite
of mine growing up and I couldn’t wait until my mom made these
each year at Christmas time. My mom would use colored sugar to
decorate and some she added a walnut in the center of the cookie.
Oh, the walnut topped ones were the best!
| 2
Cups (4 sticks) butter, softened
1
Cup Sugar
1
Egg
1
½
Teaspoon
Vanilla
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4
½
Cups
Sifted All Purpose Flour
1
½
Cup Pecans, finely chopped
¼
Cup Sugar
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- Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat
butter with the 1-cup sugar and the egg in a large bowl
until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour and
nuts, blending well to make a stiff dough. Gather into a
ball.
- Roll
dough one-quarter at a time to a slightly more then a ¼”
on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured
rolling pin. Cut into rounds with a 1 ½”
scalloped or round cookie cutter. Or use different shaped
cookie cutters.
- Place
dough 1” apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Re-roll
trimmings and cut out again.
- Bake
in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until
bottoms of cookies are lightly browned and edges of
cookies just begin to brown.
- Roll
warm cookies in remaining ¼
cup
sugar. Add a walnut in center if desired.
- Place
cookies on wire rack to cool thoroughly.
Store
in airtight container.
Makes
11 Dozen Cookies.
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