Great Great Aunt Jessie's 1940's Ice Box Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar (or scant cup granulated sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup broken nutmeats

Recipe

• 1 work 1/2 cup butter till creamy, 1 cup brown sugar- cream 1 cup or scant cup granulated sugar.
• 2 mix well and add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• 3 sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter.
• 4 add to first mixture.
• 5 then add 1/2 cup broken nut meats.
• 6 pack in bowl and put in refridgerator to cool slightly- then make out in rolls.
• 7 when very cold, slice and bake in temperature of 400*.
• 8 8 minutes.
• 9 aunt jessie then scribbled"probably 15" to which i have no clue what that is referencing.