Butter Nut Balls Recipe
- 1 cup butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter, sugar and egg yolks until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla, then the flour, and finally the walnuts.
- Roll dough into walnut sized balls, place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be slightly brown. Cool and roll cookies in confectioners sugar.
