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An Original Recipe by Betty Crocker
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soft shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 3/4 cups sifted Gold Medal “Kitchen-tested” Enriched Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cut-up Diamond Walnuts
Directions
- Mix thoroughly shortening, sugars, eggs. Stir in Carnation Evaporated Milk, vanilla. Sift together flour, soda, salt and stir in.
- Blend in nuts. Chill 1 hour. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. (quick moderate). Drop rounded tablespoonfuls 2″ apart on greased baking sheet.
- Bake about 10 minutes, until delicately browned. While warm, frost with Burnt Butter Glaze (recipe below). Garnish with Diamond Walnut halves. Makes about 4 dozen.
Burnt Butter Glaze
Heat 2 tablespoons butter until golden brown. Beat in until smooth 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar and 1/4 cup undiluted Carnation Evaporated Milk.
Variations:
1 cup moist shredded coconut or finely cut dates or seedless raisins, or 6-oz. package semi-sweet chocolate pieces may be added to this recipe.
*If you use Gold Medal Self-Rising, omit soda and salt.
