Butterscotch Ice Box Cookies

Ingredients

 * ½ cup butter or margarine
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1 egg, slightly beaten
 * ½ teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 cups flour
 * ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
 * ½ teaspoon baking soda
 * ½ cup nut meats broken in pieces

Directions

 * 1) First mix ½ cup butter or margarine until creamy.
 * 2) Add 1 cup brown sugar and when well blended.
 * 3) Add 1 egg, slightly beaten and mix well.
 * 4) Add ½ teaspoon vanilla.
 * 5) Sift together 2 cups flour, ½ teaspoon cream of tartar and ½ teaspoon soda and add to first mixture.
 * 6) Mix well.
 * 7) Add ½ cup nut meats broken in pieces.
 * 8) Pack into a small bread pan and leave in the refrigerator over night.
 * 9) When wanted, cut in thin slices and bake 8 minutes in a hot oven or at 400°F.

Substitutions

 * White sugar may replace the brown sugar.
 * Other flavors may be used in place of vanilla.
 * Nuts may be omitted or replaced by coconut or Raisins