Accordion Treats

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 26 mins

Ingredients

• heavy-duty aluminum foil (2 1-yard sheets)
• 3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 fold 1 sheet of foil in half lengthwise. fold double-thickness foil crosswise into 1-inch pleats to make an "accordion-pleated" pan. place on ungreased cookie sheet. repeat with second sheet of foil.
• 3 in large bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. add vanilla and eggs; beat well. add flour and salt; mix well. stir in walnuts. drop 1 rounded teaspoon of dough into each fold of foil (dough spreads during baking to form 4 1/2 to 5 inch-long cookies.).
• 4 bake at 325°f for 18 to 26 minutes or until golden brown. remove cookies from foil; cool completely. turn foil over for second baking.
• 5 tips: if desired, baked cookies can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or frosted with a powdered sugar glaze.
• 6 variations: substitute one of the following for the walnuts or vanilla. replace walnuts with 1 teaspoons cardamom, caraway seed, anise seed, or grated orange or lemon peel. replace vanilla with 1/2 teaspoons rum flavor or almond, orange or lemon extract.