Jam Filled Walnut Cookies
Servings: Approximately 24 cookies
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1/2 cup [115 g] butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup [100 g] sugar
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] vanilla
  • 1 egg, white and yolk separated
  • 1 1/4 cups [175 g] flour, sifted
  • 2/3 cup [160 mL] chopped walnuts
  • Raspberry jam, pressed through a sieve to remove seeds
  • Into a medium bowl, at high speed of an electric beater, beat together butter, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk until light and fluffy.
  • Stir in flour; gather dough into ball then wrap dough into al foil.
  • Refrigerate until firm.
  • Preheat oven to 300°F [150°C].
  • Roll teaspoons of dough into balls.
  • Slightly beaten egg white into a clean bowl.
  • Dip each ball into beaten egg white then roll each ball into chopped walnuts.
  • Arrange, 1-inch [2.5-cm] apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Make an indentation into each cookie; fill with seedless raspberry jam.
  • Bake into preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes, until lightly golden.
  • Transfer onto wire racks to cool completely.