Black Walnut Butter Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Patsy Bell Hobson, Liberty, Missouri

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 26, 2022

This part of the Show Me State has an abundance of black walnuts, so these cookies certainly represent my region of the country. I created this recipe after a lot of experimentation...my family thinks they're a hit!

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Black Walnut Butter Cookies

Yield:6 dozen
Prep:20 min
Cook:20 min

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped black walnuts or walnuts
  • Additional confectioners' sugar
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Directions

  1. In a bowl, cream butter. Combine the flour, cornstarch and confectioners' sugar; add to butter and mix well. Stir in walnuts.
  2. Roll into 3/4-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
  3. Bake at 300° for 20-25 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar.
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