"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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TYVM! I guess I need a pastry cutter......

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> Okay. Here it is!
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> Walnut Cakes
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> (Culinary Arts Institute Cookbook)
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> 1 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
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> 1/3 cup sugar
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> ½ cup butter
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> 2 Tablespoons milk
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> ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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> ½ cup chopped walnuts
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> 1 to 1 ½ cups walnut halves and large pieces
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> Glaze, below
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> 4 ounces (4 squares) semisweet chocolate
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> 1.. Combine flour and sugar. Cut butter into mixture until particles are
> very fine.
> 2.. Sprinkle milk and vanilla extract over mixture, and mix to a stiff
> dough. Mix in chopped walnuts.
> 3.. Roll dough ¼ inch thick on a lightly floured surface, and cut into
> rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
> 4.. Cover each cookie with walnut halves or large pieces, pressing the
> nuts lightly into the dough.
> 5.. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove cookies to wire rack
> and place rack on a cookie. Spoon tops with hot glaze, and allow cookies
> to cool.
> 6.. Melt chocolate over warm, not hot, water and spread each cookie
> bottom with chocolate. Place cookies on waxed paper until chocolate is
> set.
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> Makes 1 dozen 3-inch cookies, 2 dozen 2-inch cookies, or 3 ½ dozen 1
> ½-inch cookies.
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> Glaze: Combine 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar and 1/3 cup light
> corn syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to boiling and use immediately.
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