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sherry nut drops

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Recipe by
Valorie Mall
@valorieviolet
Chicago, IL

I always make these at the winter holidays. My mother made them every year and thie aroma is such a pleasant memory they are great for cookie exchanges and gift cookie tins.

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yield 100 cookies
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sherry nut drops

  • 11/2 c
    butter, room temperature
  • 1 3/4 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3 1/3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    sherry wine, not cooking sherry
  • 1 c
    finely chopped pecans

How To Make sherry nut drops

  • 1
    Set oven at 350 degrees. Grease or spray cookie sheets
  • 2
    Cream together butter and flour until light and fluffy. Add salt and continue beating.
  • 3
    Add flour alternately with sherry, beating well after each addition.
  • 4
    Stir in nuts. Drop by teaspoons on cookie sheets. Bake for 25 minutes being careful not to overbrown the cookies. Remove to a cooling rack. Keep in a sealed container. The flavor intensifies after the first day.
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