Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  raw walnuts or almonds -- shelled
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  softened butter
     1/4           cup  sugar
  2          teaspoons  vanilla
                        confectioners sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grate nuts finely and place in mixing bowl. Add flour and salt. Mix well. In another bowl, mix butter, sugar and vanilla. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until you get a crumbly batter. Shape into small balls using one teaspoon of batter. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Let cool. When cool, shake a few at a time in a bag with confectioners sugar. Makes: 2 to 3 dozen

Nutritional Information:

38 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 18mg Sodium