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Aunt Anna (Nanna) Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter softened
1/4 cup cup soft brown sugar
1 egg yolk
1 cup sifted all purpose flour
1 egg white slightly beaten (for dipping)
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
Jelly or Jam- any flavor
Directions:
Directions:
Cram butter, add sugar & beat well, then add egg yolk & beat about 1 minute. Blend in flour until dough is smooth. Chill about 1 hour. Form balls, about 1/2 tble of dough. Dip each ball into beaten egg white, then dip into chopped nuts. place on cookie sheet- greased. with a thimble, make a depression in center of each ball. Bake at 300 º in center rack for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and press thimble back into center of each ball. Continue to bake 15 min at 300 º till light brown. Remove cookies and cool. With small spoon fill centers of cookies with jam. I use cherry, raspberry, apricot, strawberry, orange marmalade or softened chocolate. Dust with powered sugar & enjoy.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I wrote this recipe into the computer for Aunt Lenore. I couldn't help remembering that we (us kids) called her Aunt Nanna and thought this was her name until our adult years. We also didn't know that she wore a wig until we saw it hanging it up on a coat rack>(Yikes! were we scared). Aunt Lenore doubles or even triple the recipe cause they go very fast!

 

 

 

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