Lemon nut balls
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter |
| 1 | Egg; separated | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Lemon juice |
| 2 | teaspoons | Grated orange rind |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Unsifted flour (stir well to aerate before measuring) |
| ½ | cup | Finely chopped walnuts |
Directions
Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg yolk, orange rind, lemon juice and vanilla. Gradually stir in flour; chill. Using ½ tablespoon for each, shape into small balls. Dip in slightly beaten egg whites and roll in nuts.
Place a few inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 until lightly browned, for 16-18 minutes.
POLLY PARHAM
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .