BUTTERSCOTCH NUT COOKIES


Cookie:

ingredients

2/3 c. butter or margarine
1 1/2 c. brown sugar (firmly packed)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 c. evaporated milk
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped English walnuts

preparation

Cream butter or margarine until light. Add eggs and beat well. Add vanilla and vinegar to evaporated milk. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate oven 350° about 15 minutes or until delicately brown and firm to touch. Cool. Frost with golden glow frosting. Top each cookie with a walnut.

Golden Glow Frosting:

ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
3 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1/4 c. boiling water

preparation

Cook butter or margarine over medium heat until it stops bubbling and turns golden brown. Add sifted confectioners sugar, mix well. Then slowly stir in boiling water. Beat until mixture is smooth and holds its shape. Spread each cookie with about a teaspoon of frosting. Swirl with spatula a give a pretty ridged effect. Decorate each cookie with a walnut half.