Butter Nut Drops Recipes

SHERRY BUTTER NUT DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and salt. Mix the flour into the butter mixture, alternating with the sherry, making sure to finish with the flour. Stir in the ground pecans.
• Drop by the teaspoonful onto a cookie sheet and roll each portion between your palms to make smooth, even balls. Press each one into the cookie sheet and brush with beaten egg white. Using a fork, knife or another tool, press a design into the top of each cookie, or press a pecan half, right side up, into each ball or dough. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool a few minutes and remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Cool and let cookies sit overnight to ripen. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

DROP NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Add the eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla, salt, sour milk, flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and cinnamon. Stir in the chopped walnuts. Drop cookies 3 inches apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 minutes. Chopped dates can be added for extra flavor.

BUTTERNUTS

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter with powdered sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
• 2. Blend in flour; mix well.
• 3. Add butterscotch chips and 1 cup finely chopped pecans.
• 4. Mix well by hand.
• 5. Shape dough, a scant teaspoonful at a time, into balls. Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake in 325 F oven for 15- 20 minutes or until firm but not brown. Let cool on wire racks.
• 7. Make rum glaze. Mix the powdered sugar, rum extract, and milk until smooth.
• 8. You can either dip the cookies in the glaze or use a spoon to pour over cookies.
• 9. Sprinkle with chopped pecans and allow the glaze to set up.

BUTTER NUT SUNDAES

Steps:

• Preheat oven or toaster oven to 325 degrees F. Place the coconut on a small cookie sheet and spice it up with cloves, allspice and cinnamon. Toast coconut 10 to 12 minutes to deep golden. Cool.
• Chop honey roasted peanuts by hand or in processor. Reserve.
• Remove lid to caramel sauce topping and place in microwave. Microwave the sauce on high 45 seconds to warm it through.
• Fill dessert bowls with butter pecan ice cream and top with caramel sauce, whipped cream, chopped nuts and spiced, toasted coconut.