Butterscotch Ice Box Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1/2 cup butter or margarine
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1 egg, slightly beaten
 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 * 2 cups flour
 * 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
 * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1/2 cup nut meats broken in pieces

Directions

 * 1) First mix 1/2 cup butter or margarine until creamy
 * 2) Add 1 cup brown sugar and when well blended
 * 3) Add 1 egg, slightly beaten and mix well
 * 4) Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 * 5) Sift together 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar and 1/2 teaspoon soda and add to first mixture. Mix well
 * 6) Add 1/2 cup nut meats broken in pieces.
 * 7) Pack into a small bread pan and leave in the refrigerator over night.
 * 8) When wanted, cut in thin slices and bake 8 minutes in a hot oven or at 400 degrees F.

Substitutions

 * White sugar may replace the brown sugar.
 * Other flavors may be used in place of vanilla.
 * Nuts may be omitted or replaced by coconut or Raisins