sitting pretty cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can ready-to-spread vanilla frosting
• 1 cup candy-coated chocolate peanuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• in a large bowl, stir together butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. stir in the egg yolks and vanilla. in a separate bowl, mix together flour and salt; then slowly blend with creamy mixture. cover, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). roll out dough into 1 inch balls. dip balls into slightly beaten egg whites, then roll in chopped walnuts. place balls 1 inch apart baking sheets.
• bake in preheated oven for 5 minutes. remove from oven, and press thumb gently into the center of each cookie. return to oven, and bake 5 minutes more. remove cookies to wire racks to cool. fill top of each cookie with frosting, and top with a chocolate-coated peanut.