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Thimble Cookies

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."

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen

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

Directions

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.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 262 | Total Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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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. ...

Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2008 by annie

These were just what I was looking for! We made these in Home-ec class in grade eight and...

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...

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...

Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2011 by Hezzy_tant_Cook

These were fun to make. I had to come up with a sub for the walnuts (as I am allergic to tree...

Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2011 by AlexInWonderland

Every Christmas, we would have thumbprint cookies. Even though it isn't Christmas, I really...

Reviewed on May 11, 2011 by Malta

Thank you so much for this recipe. Personally I love anything with strawberry jam on it, so...

Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2011 by jennabeanski

Very yummy! These turned out perfect. I used lime juice because I didn't have lemon, and...

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by annageorgina

great to make with children. I made a very tasty and acceptable looking batch with a 2- and...

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2010 by linmacken

These cookies are great. Not a lot of effort to make them. I used strawberry jam and they...

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