Bachelor Buttons

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped black walnut
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Recipe

• 1 cream butter in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg and beat well.
• 4 combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. gradually add to creamed mixture, blending well.
• 5 stir in walnuts and coconut.
• 6 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 7 place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie.
• 8 press center of each cookie with finger to form the button.
• 9 bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 10 remove to wire racks to cool.
• 11 yield: 5 dozen.