Butter-Nut Chocolate Topped Cookies

Butter-Nut Chocolate Topped Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine: softened
1/2 cup sugar
One egg
1-teaspoon vanilla extract
1- 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup ground almonds, pecans or walnuts

Directions:
Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in medium bowl until well blended.
Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well.
If necessary, refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in ground nuts.
Place on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no imprint remains when touched lightly in center.
Remove from oven; immediately press a chocolate piece into center of each cookie.
Carefully remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Chocolate should be set before storing.

Prepares: 2-1/2 dozen cookies
Orange variation: Add 3/4 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel to butter mixture.