INGREDIENTS:

• --VANILLA SUGAR:--1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. confectioners' sugar--3 1/2 DOZEN COOKIES:--3/4 c. butter
• 1/4 c. light cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 3/4 c. sifted flour
• 6 tbsp. superfine sugar
• 1 c. chopped walnuts or pecans

DIRECTIONS:

• Vanilla Sugar: Add vanilla to confectioners' sugar. Mix well and
• press it through a sieve. Allow it to dry. Do this before you make
• the cookies. Cream butter. Beat in cream and vanilla. Sift
• together flour and superfine sugar. Add this gradually to creamed
• mixture. Mix in chopped nuts. Chill. Pinch off pieces of dough
• and roll into small balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking
• sheets. Bake in moderately slow oven, 325 degrees, for about 20
• minutes. Take from baking sheets. Roll in vanilla sugar.