This recipe was clipped from a newspaper, date unknown. It was filed with “candy” recipes but I think this is a cookie, if I’m wrong please let me know :). Recipe is typed below along with a scanned copy.
Recipe of the Week
Mrs. Anita Atoulikian 6006 Southington Drive, Parma, calls this the “butteriest butterball of them all” and she is quite right. Her prize is a collector’s cook book from the turn of the century.
GURABIA
1 lb. sweet butter
1 cup xxxx sugar
1 cup walnuts
4 1/2 cups flour–sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
Beat butter 20 minutes in electric mixer. Add xxxx sugar and walnuts, beating another 15 minutes. Add the flour, beating until thick. Knead for a few minutes. Form into 1″ diameter balls or take the 1″ ball and form into “S”. Place on waxed-paper lined cookie sheets. 325 degrees (15-20 minutes).