~ Strawberry nut drops Recipe ~

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       Title: Strawberry Nut Drops
  Categories: Cookies
       Yield: 40 servings
  
       1 c  Sugar
     1/2 c  Butter or margarine
       1 ts Almond extract
            Egg
       2 c  All purpose flour
       1 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Baking soda
       1 c  Sweet strawberries; mashed *
     1/2 c  Chopped walnuts
     3/4 c  Confectioner's sugar
  
       * or 10 oz pkg sweetened strawberries, mashed.
        Remove 2 T of the crushed strawberries with juice and set aside. Cream
   sugar, butter, and almond extract until creamy. Beat in egg. Mix flour with
   baking powder and soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with crushed
   strawberries. Stir in walnuts. Drop by Tablespoons onto lightly greased, or
   Teflon coated cookie sheets, 2" apart. Bake in 375~ oven for 12-14 minutes.
   Mix reserved berries with about 3/4 c confectioners sugar to make a thin
   glaze and spread over warm or cold cookies. Makes 40-45.
  
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