Ice Box Cookies

by Stephanie S.

1/2 lb butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1/2 lb chopped nut
3 eggs
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda

Cream butter, add sugars, nuts, eggs and flour.  Add salt, cinnamon and soda.  Form into 3 or 4 rolls and wrap in wax paper then chill in refrigerator overnight.  Slice and bake.  350 degrees about 5 to 8 minutes.

(Very stiff dough - best if made in bread mixer)

These are called "Ice Box Cookies" because they need to be chilled (I freeze the rolls of dough) before you can slice them.  My grandmother had a big Ice box where a man would deliver ice each week - twice in the summer, and it would keep the entire "box" cold.  There were several compartments with heavy doors and sturdy handles that locked air tight when closed to keep the cold in.