• ½ lb. butter
• ½ lb. cream cheese
• 2 T sugar
• 1 t salt
• 2 C flour
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• 1 egg beaten (with 1 T water)
• granulated sugar
• chopped nuts

Mix butter, cheese, sugar & salt until the consistance is like thick cream. Add flour and make a ball of the dough. Do not use any liquids. Wrap in wax paper and towel and put in the refrigerator over night. (the dough keeps well for a week). Roll out ? of the dough at a time. Roll the dough ¼ inch thick and fold over 4 times. Roll out again ¼ inch thick and cut with cookie cutter. Dip top surface of cookies in beaten egg, sugar and chopped nuts. Bake on greased sheet in hot oven until puffed and brown. Remove carefully.