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