Chanukah Night #3: Chanukah Guilt
There’s Chanukah Gelt and then there’s Chanukah Guilt. I got the gelt the first night (as a present…and dark chocolate…my favorite). Tonight is the third night of Chanukah and the guilt is setting in. No, I’m not finished with presents yet! I do not work outside of the home. My youngest is now in school full time. I have known for awhile what I wanted to buy or make for everyone. But did I start early? No. Head hanging low. No. No. No! I could be enjoying the time with my kids. And I do sneak some fun in (I bought Mentos and Diet Coke for the kids to explode tomorrow). But for the most part I am living off the high of way too many butterball cookies and trying to get everything done before the last night of Chanukah.
My gift to you tonight is my recipe for butterball cookies (I don’t want to hear any complaining from anyone that already has the recipe from me. I have been giving out the wrong amounts for the water & vanilla for years, so check your recipe it may not be right).
Butterball Cookies
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1 Cup Butter
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1/3 Cup Sugar
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2 Tsp. Water
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2 Tsp. Vanilla
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2 Cups Sifted, All-Purpose Flour
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1 Cup Chopped Walnuts or Pecans*
Cream butter & sugar; add water and vanilla; mix well. Add flour & nuts; chill 3-4 hours. Shape into balls. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees about 20 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar**.
*I use pecans, but I’m lucky and have a pecan tree.
**Roll the balls when they are still hot (hey, that seems like good advice in general) and then let them sit and roll them a second time through the powdered sugar. They like to be rolled twice.
