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THIMBLE COOKIES
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Ready In: 22 Minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients:
1 cup(s) all purpose flour
1/2 cup(s) finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup(s) flaked coconut
1 jar(s) jam or jelly
2 teaspoon(s) lemon juice
1/2 cup(s) margarine
1 slightly beaten egg white
1/4 cup(s) sugar
1 well beaten egg yolk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F [180C]).
2. Cream together butter or margarine and the sugar. Add beaten egg yolk and 2 tsp lemon juice. Beat well. Add the flour and combine until well blended. Shape dough into balls which are about one inch [2-1/2 cm] in diameter. Dip balls in slightly-beaten egg white then roll in finely chopped nuts or coconut or both.
3. Place on greased baking sheet and with your finger make a fairly deep indentation in the center of each cookie.
4. Bake for 5 minutes and then quickly indent the centers a second time. Bake for another 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Fill hot cookies with brightly colored jelly or jam.
By RecipeOfHealth.com