Name: Sitting Pretty Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Butter - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - ½ cup; Eggs, separated - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 cups; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - 2 cups; Ready-to-spread vanilla frosting - 1 (12 fluid ounce) can; Candy-coated chocolate peanuts - 1 cup

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Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Sitting Pretty Cookies

1. Butter - 1 cup

2. Packed brown sugar - ½ cup

3. Eggs, separated - 2

4. Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon

5. All-purpose flour - 2 cups

6. Salt - ½ teaspoon

7. Chopped walnuts - 2 cups

8. Ready-to-spread vanilla frosting - 1 (12 fluid ounce) can

9. Candy-coated chocolate peanuts - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Sitting Pretty Cookies

1. Stage

In a large bowl, stir together butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. Stir in the egg yolks and vanilla. In a separate bowl, mix together flour and salt; then slowly blend with creamy mixture. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

2. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out dough into 1 inch balls. Dip balls into slightly beaten egg whites, then roll in chopped walnuts. Place balls 1 inch apart onto baking sheets.

3. Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove from oven, and press thumb gently into the center of each cookie. Return to oven, and bake 5 minutes more. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Fill top of each cookie with frosting, and top with a chocolate-coated peanut.