Swedish Macaroon Tea Thimbles |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Bite sized treats that are wonderful for tea parties or pot luck dinners. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 cups cake flour, sifted |
2 eggs |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 1/4 cups blanched almonds, ground |
1/2 teaspoon almond flavoring |
Directions:
1. For the crusts, cream thoroghly butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour.
2. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls into greased mini muffin cups.
3. Press dough over bottom and around sides making a cup about 1/4 inch thick. Leave center hollow. Chill.
4. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Assemble filling.
5. In a bowl, beat eggs until light and foamy.
6. Gradually beat in sugar until well blended.
7. Mix in almonds and almond flavoring.
8. Remove cups from refrigerator and spoon filling into hollows.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes until delicately browned and set.
10. Cool.
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