Old World Butter Horns

Name: Old World Butter Horns
Yield: Makes 4 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 cups (20 ounces/567 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks), unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, sour cream; 2 , large eggs, separated, plus 2 large yolks; 1 3/4 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 3/4 cup, walnuts, toasted and chopped fine; 1/8 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon, cream of tartar; 2/3 cup (4 2/3 ounces/132 grams), sugar

Desserts or Baked Goods
Italian
Cookies
Holiday
Contest Recipes

Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2012

Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, these buttery Italian pastries are sure to impress at any holiday party.

SERVES Makes 4 dozen cookies

TIME 2 hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

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