Measurements [American]
- 60 mL packed brown sugar
- 50 g shortening
- Either:
- 60 g butter
- margarine, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg, separated
- 240 mL all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 175 mL finely chopped walnuts
- 15 red candied cherries, each cut in half
Heat oven to 175 degrees C.
Mix brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk in medium bowl. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together (dough will be very soft). Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white. Roll in nuts. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press a candied cherry half into the center of each cookie.
Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown (watch closely ΓΌ they brown quickly!). Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack right away.
(Variations: Instead of a cherry, use a thumb to make an impression in each cookie and then bake. When the cookies are cool, fill with Nutella, colored marzipan, jelly or caramel confectionary filling.)