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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese 1 egg, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon lemon zest ¼ teaspoon salt 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup finely chopped walnuts ¼ cup apricot preserves

Nutrition Info

259.7 calories carbohydrate: 24.6 g cholesterol: 43.6 mg fat: 17 g fiber: 1 g protein: 3.7 g saturatedFat: 7.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 130.3 mg sugar: 14.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Cream butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon peel and salt until fluffy. Gradually mix in confectioners' sugar, then the flour to make stiff dough.
Chill dough for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Shape dough into 30 - one inch balls.
Beat egg white until foamy. Dip balls in egg white then roll in chopped nuts. Arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and make a depression in each with your thumb.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cookies begin to brown on the bottoms. Carefully remove to wire rack and while hot fill each depression with 1/2 teaspoon of apricot preserves or your favorite jam.

2 1/2 dozen

This has been a favorite Christmas cookie for years -- a bit of trouble to make but well worth it. Melt in your mouth goodness.