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Dutch Refrigerator Cookies

Summary

Yield
72 Cookies
SourceSheila Bettendorf (1979)
Prep time15 minutes
Cooking time7 minutes
Total time22 minutes

Ingredients

1 c
butter or oleo
1⁄2 c
white sugar
1⁄2 c
brown sugar
1
egg
2 1⁄4 c
sifted flour
1⁄4 t
soda
1⁄2 t
salt
2 t
cinnamon
1⁄4 t
nutmeg
1⁄4 t
cloves
1⁄2 c
chopped walnuts

Instructions

Cream together butter and sugars; add egg and beat well. Sift together dry ingredients. Stir into creamed mixture. Add nuts. Shape in rolls about 2 1/2 inches across. Wrap in waxed paper and chill thoroughly. Slice very thin, 1/8 inch or less. Bake 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet at 375°, 5 to 7 minutes or until delicately browned. Remove at once to rack. Makes 5 to 6 dozen.  

Notes

Very good with coffee.