Easter Morning

Make a double batch of cookie dough. Freeze one batch and bake the other to surprise a neighbor. While the cookies are baking, take inventory of your kitchen sponges and dishtowels. Replace any that are worn out or faded.

Refrigerator Cookies

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup softened butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

3 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Beat sugar, butter vanilla and egg until well blended. Stir in dry ingredients. Shape dough into a rectangle, about 10”x3”. Seal with plastic wrap and store in fridge for up to 24 hours or in freezer for up to two months. Thaw completely; then cut into thin slices. Bake at 375F for 6 to 8 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.