Butter Riches

Title:
Butter Riches

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Cookies,
Bars




Ingredients:





   3/4 c  Butter


   1/2 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed


     1 tb Sugar


     1    Egg yolk


     1 ts Vanilla


     2 c  Flour


          Walnut halves





----------------------------------FROSTING----------------------------------


   1/4 c  Butter


 2 1/2 c  Powdered sugar


     1 ts Vanilla


     3 tb Milk; (up to 4)





 COOKIES: Cream butter, brown sugar, and sugar well. Add unbeaten egg yolk


 and vanilla. Blend in 2 cups flour. Chill dough for 3 hours. Shape dough


 into balls and place on greased baking sheets. Flatten with sugar dipped


 glass. Bake at 350 degrees 7 to 9 minutes. Makes 5 to 6 dozen. Frost. Place


 half a walnut on each cookie, if desired.


 


 FROSTING: Brown butter in saucepan and remove from heat. Add 2 1/2 cups


 powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually add 3 or 4 tablespoons of


 milk for spreading consistency.


 


 busted by sooz


 


 Recipe by: Key Gourmet


 


 Posted to recipelu-digest by sooz 
on Mar 19, 1998