Nut Tossies

Nut Tossies Cookies

Serves:        ~6 dozen cookies
Prep Time:   60 minutes
Start to Finish: 6 hours
Source:        Jean Bitner, Bill's Mom

Ingredients

•  1 pound Butter

•  12 ounces Cream Cheese

•  4 cup Flour, sifted

•  1 box Brown Sugar

•  4 Eggs

•  3 Tablespoons Butter, melted

•  2 cups Ground Nuts (pecans/English walnuts)

•  1 teaspoon Vanilla

Steps

1. Mix together 1-pound butter, cream cheese, and flour. Chill for 4 hours or overnight.

2. Mix together brown sugar, eggs, melted butter, nuts, and vanilla.

3. Take dough in small pieces (about 0.5 ounces of dough) and fit into small muffin pans.

4. Fill with nut mixture (about ½ tablespoon in each)

5. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

Notes

• May have leftover nut mixture depending on how small you make the pastry shells

• Using a wooden tart or mini-tart shaper can be helpful

• To measure dough, I use a small cookie scoop to keep even sized.