Great Great Aunt Jessie'S 1940'S Ice Box Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar (or scant cup granulated sugar)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup broken nutmeats

1. Work 1/2 cup butter till creamy, 1 cup brown sugar- cream 1 cup or scant cup granulated sugar.
2. Mix well and add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
3. Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter.
4. Add to first mixture.
5. Then add 1/2 cup broken nut meats.
6. Pack in bowl and put in refridgerator to cool slightly- then make out in rolls.
7. When very cold, slice and bake in temperature of 400*.
8. 8 minutes.
9. Aunt Jessie then scribbled"probably 15" to which I have no clue what that is referencing.

butter, brown sugar, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, broken nutmeats

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/great-great-aunt-jessies-1940s-ice-box-cookies-92129 (may not work)