Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     1/2           cup  butter
     1/4           cup  sugar
     1/2    tablespoon  vanilla
  1                     egg -- separated
  1                cup  flour
     1/4    tablespoon  salt
  1 1/4           cups  finely chopped nuts
     1/4           cup  raspberry jam

Preparation:

Preparation time: 20 minutes Chilling time: 1 hour Baking time: 15 to 18 minutes 1. Beat together butter and sugar in a mixer bowl. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Mix well. 2. Mix flour and salt, add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. 3. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Beat egg white lightly in a small bowl. Put nuts in another small bowl. Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in nuts. Put balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb in the center of each to make an indentation. 4. Bake until light golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Fill indentation with a small amount of raspberry jam.

Nutritional Information:

72 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (50% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 18mg Cholesterol; 109mg Sodium