Thimble Cookies

By MJH

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup (approx.) raspberry jam or jelly (or any jam or jelly of choice)

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cream butter and sugar; add yolk and lemon juice and beat well.

Stir in flour until well blended.

Form into 1 inch balls, dip into beaten egg white then into chopped nuts.

Place on greased cookie sheet, make deep indentation in center of each cookie.

Bake for 5 minutes, then quickly indent centers again, continue baking for 10 minutes.

Fill center of each hot cookie with raspberry jam or jelly.