Accordion Treats - cooking recipe

Ingredients

heavy-duty aluminum foil (2 1-yard sheets)
3/4 cup margarine or 3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Preparation

Heat oven to 325\u00b0F.
Fold 1 sheet of foil in half lengthwise. Fold double-thickness foil crosswise into 1-inch pleats to make an \"accordion-pleated\" pan. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with second sheet of foil.
In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs; beat well. Add flour and salt; mix well. Stir in walnuts. Drop 1 rounded teaspoon of dough into each fold of foil (dough spreads during baking to form 4 1/2 to 5 inch-long cookies.).
Bake at 325\u00b0F for 18 to 26 minutes or until golden brown. Remove cookies from foil; cool completely. Turn foil over for second baking.
TIPS: If desired, baked cookies can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or frosted with a powdered sugar glaze.
VARIATIONS: Substitute one of the following for the walnuts or vanilla. Replace walnuts with 1 teaspoons cardamom, caraway seed, anise seed, or grated orange or lemon peel. Replace vanilla with 1/2 teaspoons rum flavor or almond, orange or lemon extract.