INGREDIENTS
- 2/3 cup Sugar
- 1 cup softened Butter
- 2 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 1 tsp grated Lemon Peel
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 2 1/4 cup Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
- 1 1/2 cup grounded Hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup Jam
- METHOD
- Preheat the oven at 325 degrees.
- In a bowl mix sugar and butter.
- Beat the mixture till soft and fluffy.
- Add vanilla essence, lemon peel and egg yolk.
- Mix well.
- Add the flour and the hazelnuts.
- Make a soft dough.
- Make 1 1/4 size balls out of the dough.
- Take a ungreased cookies sheet and place the balls on it 2 inches apart.
- Press the cookies in the center with the thumb.
- Bake the cookiesat 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown around dges.
- Let them cool.
- When completely cool fill the cavity of each cookie with ½ teaspoon jam.
