Robin'S Nests

Name: Robin'S Nests
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 eggs, separated; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 3 tablespoons light corn syrup; 2 drops blue food coloring; 1 drop green food coloring; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
2 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 drops blue food coloring
1 drop green food coloring
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks then stir in the vanilla. Stir in the flour and mix well.
3

In a shallow dish, such as a pie pan, beat egg whites until foamy. Spread walnuts on a plate or waxed paper.
4

Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball; roll in egg whites then in walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Make a depression in each ball with your thumb.
5

Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes.
6

Meanwhile, cream the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with corn syrup, blue and green food coloring and almond extract. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar. Roll 1/2 teaspoon of fondant mixture into egg-shaped balls. Place fondant eggs into hollows of baked cookies.