These are a great little holiday treat from a recipe  my Aunt Patty gave me, that my friend Christine wanted me to post.  so here it is.

2 cups of flour ,   1/2 tsp salt, 1 cup of butter (softened), 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tsp vanilla.  1 cup of mini chips (opt), 1 cup of ground walnuts (optional)

cream butter and sugar for a minute or so.  add flour and salt.  mix well.  it may take a while to form a dough, as it can be quite crumbly.  stir in chips and nuts.  roll tbs of dough into balls.  bake at 325 degrees for  15 to 17 minutes.  let them  cool for 10 minutes on cookie sheet.  prinkle with powdered sugar.  let cool and sprinkle with additio al powdered sugar.