Swedish Macaroon Tea Thimbles

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

1. 1

   For the crusts, cream thoroghly butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour.

2. 2

   Drop rounded teaspoonfuls into greased mini muffin cups.

3. 3

   Press dough over bottom and around sides making a cup about 1/4 inch thick. Leave center hollow. Chill.

4. 4

   Heat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble filling.

5. 5

   In a bowl, beat eggs until light and foamy.

6. 6

   Gradually beat in sugar until well blended.

7. 7

   Mix in almonds and almond flavoring.

8. 8

   Remove cups from refrigerator and spoon filling into hollows.

9. 9

   Bake 25-30 minutes until delicately browned and set.

10. 10

    Cool.