Name: Sitting Pretty Cookies recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup butter;½ cup packed brown sugar;2 eggs, separated;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;2 cups all-purpose flour;½ teaspoon salt;2 cups chopped walnuts;1 (12 fluid ounce) can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting;1 cup candy-coated chocolate peanuts

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Ingredients

1 cup butter ½ cup packed brown sugar 2 eggs, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups chopped walnuts 1 (12 fluid ounce) can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting 1 cup candy-coated chocolate peanuts

Nutrition Info

186.1 calories carbohydrate: 18.3 g cholesterol: 24.3 mg fat: 11.8 g fiber: 0.7 g protein: 2.4 g saturatedFat: 4.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 93.2 mg sugar: 11.5 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

In a large bowl, stir together butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. Stir in the egg yolks and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour and salt, then slowly blend with creamy mixture. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out dough into 1 inch balls. Dip balls into slightly beaten egg whites, then roll in chopped walnuts. Place balls 1 inch apart onto baking sheets.
Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and press thumb gently into the center of each cookie. Return to oven, and bake 5 minutes more. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Fill top of each cookie with frosting, and top with a chocolate-coated peanut.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

A Christmas cookie favorite in our family for years. It is a simple cookie rolled in nuts, topped with white frosting and a chocolate-coated peanut.

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