Thimble Cookies

6 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 1 tsp. flavoring
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • nuts chopped finely

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter, add sugar gradually and mix well. Add well beaten egg yolk, flavoring, and flour. Shape into balls about the size of a walnut. Dip in unbeaten egg whites, then in finely chopped nuts. Dent in center with a thimble. Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for five minutes; dent again. At Christmas, can put cherry in dent.
  2. 2
    Bake 12-15 minutes.

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