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Thimble Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Carol

"Another old favorite of my mother's. A neighbour was making these when I was a child and I never got enough of them."
Original recipe yield 2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 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

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Cream butter and sugar; add yolk and lemon juice and beat well. Stir in flour until well blended.
  3. 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.
  4. Fill center of each hot cookie with raspberry jam or jelly.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 1, 2007 by GLACIA2000
I'm not a huge fan of desserts or sweets...but I could eat this entire batch in one sitting. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 6, 2006 by stephanie
i made these over the holidays. i'm not very skilled in making desserts, but if i can make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 13, 2008 by HeidiLB
The lemon juice in these makes them so good. And they aren't too sweet either. I made them... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Thimble Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 264

  • Total Fat: 14.7g
  • Cholesterol: 38mg
  • Sodium: 84mg
  • Total Carbs: 32g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 3.2g

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