Thimble Cookies
"This recipe is also called Sonja Henie cookie..the famous skater."
photo by BLUE ROSE
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 cups butter
- 4 large egg yolks
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1⁄2 cups finely chopped hazelnuts
- 4 egg whites
- 1⁄4 cup raspberry jam (for topping)
directions
- Combine the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg yolks and beat well.
- Add in the flour and vanilla. Combine well for a nice soft dough.
- Roll into walnut-sized balls.
- Beat the egg whites until foamy and dip each ball into whites and then roll into the finely chopped nuts.
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Press each ball slightly, and form a thumb print in the centre.
- Bake for 5 minutes, remove and with a thimble remake the thumbprint, and place a dab of jam in centre.
- Put back into the oven for the last five minutes, or until golden.
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What can I say but these are soo good. So worth making. Thanks for posting this recipe for us all to try.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
andypandy
Canada
Grandmother of two boys, great grandmother of one ...worked in hardware and construction for forty years, read all cookbooks, watch all cook shows on tv. like to cook all types of new recipes.