Carter Family Recipes

  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup walnuts, finely chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup mini marshmallows
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  1. Heat oven to 350°. Coat a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
  2. Blend flour, walnuts and salt in a bowl.
  3. In second bowl, beat together butter, sugar and vanilla for 2 minutes or until creamy and smooth. Stir in flour mixture.
  4. Roll 1 tablespoon dough into a ball; place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. Gently flatten each ball to a ½-inch thickness and smooth its edges. Bake at 350 degrees for 16 minutes or until lightly browned at edges.
  5. Meanwhile, stir together marshmallows and coarsely chopped walnuts in a small bowl. Melt semisweet chocolate
  6. Remove cookies from oven and spread each with 1 teaspoon of the chocolate, then sprinkle with the marshmallow mixture. Return to the oven for 1 to 2 minutes, until the marshmallows soften. Let cool on baking chips in another small bowl in microwave oven for 1 minute, stirring halfway through. sheet on wire rack for 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 16 cookies.

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