Recipe#7409

Title: Butternut 02

From: LeiG@aol.com 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Butter Nut Cookies 
 Date: 1 Dec 1996 06:05:16 -0700 
 Message-ID: CMM-RU.1.5.847562777.davidg@er5.rutgers.edu 

1 cup sifted enriched flour
 1/3 cup sugar
 2/3 cup ground hazelnuts or walnuts
 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
 2 tablespoons butter
 1 square (1oz) unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled
     Sift flour and sugar into large bowl. add nuts. Blend in all but 2
 tablespoons butter 
 to form a dough. Chill for 1-2 hours. Roll out on floured pastry board to 1/8
 inch thickness. Cut into rounds with floured 2 1/4 inch cutter. Place on
 ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 deg F. for 7- 10 minutes until light
 golden brown. Remove and set aside. Cream confectioners sugar and remaining 2
 tablespoons butter. Blend in chocolate. Spread one cookie with chocolate
 butter filling and cover with another to make a sandwich. Yield 18 cookies.
 Lei Gui
 Bronx,NY