Title: Strawberry Nut Drops
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 40 servings
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 ts Almond extract
Egg
2 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c Sweet strawberries; mashed *
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
3/4 c Confectioner's sugar
* or 10 oz pkg sweetened strawberries, mashed.
Remove 2 T of the crushed strawberries with juice and set aside. Cream
sugar, butter, and almond extract until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix flour with
baking powder and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with crushed
strawberries. Stir in walnuts. Drop by Tablespoons onto lightly greased, or
Teflon coated cookie sheets, 2" apart. Bake in 375° oven for 12-14 minutes.
Mix reserved berries with about 3/4 c confectioners sugar to make a thin
glaze and spread over warm or cold cookies.
