Swedish Macaroon Tea Thimbles

Name: Swedish Macaroon Tea Thimbles
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups cake flour, sifted; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 1/4 cups blanched almonds, ground; 1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring

Submitted by QueenJellyBean

"Bite sized treats that are wonderful for tea parties or pot luck dinners."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 24

ingredients

CRUSTS
1 cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups cake flour, sifted
FILLING
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
1 ¹⁄₄ cups blanched almonds, ground
¹⁄₂ teaspoon almond flavoring

directions

For the crusts, cream thoroghly butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls into greased mini muffin cups.
Press dough over bottom and around sides making a cup about 1/4 inch thick. Leave center hollow. Chill.
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble filling.
In a bowl, beat eggs until light and foamy.
Gradually beat in sugar until well blended.
Mix in almonds and almond flavoring.
Remove cups from refrigerator and spoon filling into hollows.
Bake 25-30 minutes until delicately browned and set.
Cool.