BAKI'S OLD-WORLD COOKIES

Baki's Old-World Cookies image

My uncles have always called these "cupcake cookies" because of the unique and pretty way they're baked. My maternal grandmother mixed up many a batch. -Marilyn Louise Riggenbach, Ravenna, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 45m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup ground walnuts
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add nuts. In another bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon and cloves; add with vanilla to creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour. , Fill 36 generously greased muffin cups or individual 3-in. tins one-third to half full. Press dough around sides, leaving a depression in center. (If dough is too soft, add flour.) , Bake until light brown, about 18 minutes. Cool 2 minutes; tap tins to remove cookies. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 24mg cholesterol, Sodium 45mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.