Cherry Walnut Cookies

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    4 dozen

    dozen
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

A traditional ice box cookie, these show off two holiday staple ingredients: candied fruit and walnuts.

Ingredients

1 cup | 250

Method

Cream butter and icing sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Sift flour and salt over butter mixture and stir until well blended. Stir in halved candied cherries and walnuts. Divide dough into 3 equal pieces and shape into logs, 10 inches (25 cm) in length, about an inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. Wrap and chill until firm, at least 3 hours.

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