Butterscotch Refrigeration Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup finely chopped nuts

Preparation, Refrigeration, and Baking Directions
Cream sugar and shortening, add beaten eggs
Sift flour, then measure
Sift again with soda, salt, and cream of tartar
Add to creamed mixture with sour cream
Blend in vanilla
Shape the dough in a roll and chill for at least 24 hours
Slice with a sharp knife and place slices on an ungreased cookie sheet
Press 1 teaspoon nuts on each slice
Bake 1- minutes in moderate oven

Notes
This is Mrs. Oscar Hall's recipe found in the Trinity Lutheran Cookbook