Sherried Walnut Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon anise extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons dry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
• 3 beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
• 4 mix in 1/2 cup of walnuts, rind, and anise extract.
• 5 add flour and alternately, beginning and ending with flour.
• 6 spread the remaining walnuts on a plate.
• 7 drop 1-inch balls of dough into the nuts, roll, and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 8 bake for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• 9 for holiday cookies, press a sliver of candied cherry into the center of each cookie before baking.