My Lime Green Kitchen

Archive for February 28th, 2010

These could be my favorite cookies my mom has ever made but I probably say that about all cookies.

Ingredients:

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 egg whites
2c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
About 1 c.  finely chopped nuts
Jelly, jam or candied cherries, cut in half

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar.  Add 2 beaten egg yolks.

Mix the flour and salt.  Add to the creamed mixture.  Add vanilla.  Mix well.  Chill for a couple of hours.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Roll into small balls.  Roll in egg white (do not beat egg whites).  Roll in chopped nuts.

Place on baking sheet.

Bake for 5 minutes.  Using a thimble, press a hole in the center.

Continue baking for 10 -15 minutes.  Press hole in center again.

Cool completely.  Fill hole with jam or jelly.

If you do not want to use jam, press half of a maraschino cherry in the center before baking and bake 15-20 minutes.

Green Bean Bundles

2 cans whole green beans
1 stick butter
1/2 lb. bacon
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. garlic salt
Toothpicks

Cut bacon slices in halves. Take 3-4 whole green beans and wrap with bacon. Insert toothpick to hold bacon around green beans.

Make glaze of brown sugar, garlic salt, butter, and pepper to taste. Pour glaze over green bean bundles in baking dish.

Bake in oven until bacon is done at 350 degrees.