Gerda Roderer

Accordion Treats

• ¾ cup butter
• ¾ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1¼ cups sifted AP flour
• ½ cup nuts, chopped

1. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, creaming well.
2. Blend in eggs, vanilla, and salt. Beat well.
3. Gradually add flour and nuts, mix well.
4. Fold one yard of heavy duty aluminum foil lengthwise. Fold the double foil crosswise into 1 inch pleats to make an accordion pleated pan. Place on cookie sheet.
5. Drop scant teaspoonfuls of dough into fold of foil. Dough will spread during baking.
6. Bake at 325°for 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cookies, turn foil over for second baking. If desired, sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar or frost.