Name: Icebox Cookie Favors
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup light brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; White accordian-fold shredded paper*; 3-inch diameter round wood box*; 1/4-inch pink picot ribbon, 12 inches long; *Available at good craft stores

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Icebox Cookie FavorsJonelle Weaver

Editor's note: This recipe is from Michele Adams's and Gia Russo's book Wedding Showers: Ideas & Recipes for the Perfect Party.

Our food stylist, Kimberly Huson, gave us her grandmother's recipe for these light and delicious cookies. They can be made ahead (up to five days in advance); package in miniature wooden boxes tied with ribbon as favors for your guests.

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