Great Great Aunt Jessie'S 1940'S Ice Box Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter
    1 cup brown sugar (or scant cup granulated sugar)
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    2 cups flour
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
    1/2 cup broken nutmeats
Preparation
    Work 1/2 cup butter till creamy, 1 cup brown sugar- cream 1 cup or scant cup granulated sugar.
    Mix well and add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
    Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon soda and 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter.
    Add to first mixture.
    Then add 1/2 cup broken nut meats.
    Pack in bowl and put in refridgerator to cool slightly- then make out in rolls.
    When very cold, slice and bake in temperature of 400*.
    8 minutes.
    Aunt Jessie then scribbled\"probably 15\" to which I have no clue what that is referencing.

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