Crispy Nut Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, unsifted (500 ml)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb butter, room temp. (250g)
• 1 cup sugar (250 ml)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups chopped mixed nuts, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 169 deg c/325 deg f.
• 2 grease or spray a large cookie or swiss roll tin or use 2 smaller ones.
• 3 sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• 4 beat the eggs in a small bowl.
• 5 cream the butter and sugar until light.
• 6 add 4 tablespoons beaten egg plus the vanilla to the creamed mixture, and mix in well.
• 7 add the flour mixture and half the nuts, and mix well until a dough texture is achieved.
• 8 spread or pat the dough on to the greased tin(s) with your fingers.
• 9 paint over the leftover beaten egg, then sprinkle over the leftover nuts.
• 10 bake for 20 - 25 minutes in centre of oven.
• 11 cut into squares while still hot and then leave to cool completely in the pan.
• 12 keep these cookies in airtight containers.
• 13 depending on how large you cut the squares the recipe make 3 - 4 doz cookies.