Black Walnut Cookies Cookoff

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 2 cups + 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped black walnuts
• 1/2 cup black walnuts, very finely chopped to sprinkle on cookies
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• Ingredients
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups black walnuts
• Directions
• Heat oven to 350°. Cream brown sugar, margarine, and vanilla; blend in egg. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda, adding gradually to creamed mixture. Stir in black walnuts. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls on baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookie, 11 to 13 minutes for crispy cookie. Makes 3 dozen large cookies.
• Directions
• Cream together shortening, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat. Combine sifted flour, baking soda, and salt then add to creamed mixture; stir in black walnuts. Drop by small spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet; sprinkle each with very fine chopped black walnuts. Bake for 11 minutes in 350° preheated oven.