Blend butter until fluffy; add brown sugar and vanilla, mixing well. Blend in flour; set aside, uncovered, for 24 hours at room temperature. Roll dough into one-inch balls; roll in sugar. Bake on ungreased baking sheets at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.

WALNUT BUTTERBALL COOKIES 1½ cups sifted all purpose flour ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons instant coffee 1 cup butter ¾ cup coarsely chopped walnuts Start heating oven to 300°. In a medium bowl, sift flour, salt, sugar, and coffee. Cut in butter until the

Molasses butterball cookies 1 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup molasses 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a bowl beat butter and molasses with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add flour and beat until

Cream butter. Gradually beat in 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Dissolve instant coffee and baking soda in water. Add to butter mixture with vanilla and beat well. Stir in flour and nuts. Shape into small balls and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake

This is a cookie recipe my mom made for us every Christmas while we were growing up. The name of the cookie comes from the amount of butter in it. These cookies are similar in looks to Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cakes. However, Butterballs are not as hard/crisp as these look-alikes. Fair

Method for "Almond Butterball Surprises" With mixer, combine sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Stir in flour and 2 tablespoons of water until well mixed. If dough is too dry to hold together, add 1 to 2 tablespoons more water. Combine ground almonds, egg white and almond extract and set