Thimble Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• walnuts, finely chopped
• ed smith triple fruit apricot jam
• ed smith triple fruit wildberry jam

Directions

1. 1

   Cream butter, add sugar gradually and mix well.

2. 2

   Add well beaten egg yolk and vanilla. Mix well.

3. 3

   Add flour and mix well again.

4. 4

   Shape into balls about the size of a walnut. (don’t be afraid to work the dough with your hands, I find they retain their shape better the more you work the dough).

5. 5

   Dip in unbeaten egg white, then roll in walnuts.

6. 6

   Place on greased cookie sheet. Dent in the centre with a thimble or tip of a wooden spoon.

7. 7

   Bake at 350 for five minutes and then dent again.

8. 8

   Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.

9. 9

   Fill with jam immediately and move to cooling rack.