Butter cookie

Butter Cookies

Makes 72 servings. Ingredients:
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 pound butter
 * 5 cups flour
 * 1/4 pint sour cream
 * 3/4 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla
 * 3 teaspoons baking powder
 * 5 egg yolk

Directions: mix dry ingredients together. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, sour cream and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Press with cookie press onto un-greased cookie sheet. Brush tops with beaten egg whites and sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees - bottom tray/6 minutes; turn, top tray/6 minutes.