Cookies: Cookie Canes

Cookie Canes
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup instant malted milk powder (not chocolate)
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
Red and green colored sugar

Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In separate bowl, mix flour, balking powder, salt and malted milk powder. Add dry ingredients and walnuts to butter mixture; blend well. Dough will be stiff. Shape rounded teaspoonfuls into pencil-like strips. Place on greased cookie sheets; turn one end to resemble a cane OR shape level tablespoonfuls into balls and flatten to 1/4 –inch thickness. Combine egg and water; brush on cookies and sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool on pan for 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 8 dozen.