Apricot Buttons

Name: Apricot Buttons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters About apricot jam; 227 grams cup butter, at room temperature; 2 larges eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 355 milliliters finely ground walnuts (see notes)

Apricot Buttons might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 3271 calories, 39g of protein, and 195g of fat. This recipe serves 1. Not Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vanilla you could follow this main course with the Vanillan Ice Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth.

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Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat until well blended. Stir in flour and salt and beat just until dough comes together.

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Vanilla

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

In a small bowl, beat egg whites to blend.

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Place walnuts in another small bowl. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip each in egg whites, turning to coat completely, then roll in walnuts to coat.

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Walnuts

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Roll

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Place about 1 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets. Press your thumb gently into the center of each cookie to make an indentation.

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Bake cookies in a 325 oven until lightly browned, 18 to 20 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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