Swedish Cookies
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 4 Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
butter 1/4
cup
sugar 1
egg yolk,
slightly beaten
1
cup
flour 1
egg white,
unbeaten
3/4
cup
nutmeats,
cut fine
Directions:
Cream butter. Add sugar gradually and cream until light. Add egg yolk,
mix thoroughly and blend in flour. Form into small balls about 1 inch in
diameter. Dip into egg white - then into nuts.
Place on greased cookie sheet and press fairly flat with bottom of glass.
Bake in slow oven, 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove from oven - press
centers down and bake about 15 minutes longer.
Cool and fill with tart jelly or jam such as lingonberry or currant
jelly.
Makes 15 to 18 cookies.
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