Recipe for walnut stuffed cookies

These cookies were always mailed to everyone in the family near Christmas by my grandmother or as we called her Nee Nee. They are some of the best cookies you will ever taste

Ingredients

Dough

½ cup sour cream
1 lb cold butter
4 cups all purpose flour
4 eggs, seperated
2 tablespoons white sugar
¼ cup warm water
1 packet of yeast

Filling

1 lb chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons cooled melted butter
4 egg whites (from above)
½ cup of white sugar

Steps

Dough

1 - Add yeast to warm water, stir in sugar
2 - Cut butter into flour until you have very small pieces
3 - Add beaten egg yolks, sour cream, yeast into the flour mixture. Work with hands until dough is no longer sticky
4 - Divide dough into 3 pieces and refrigerate overnight

Filling

1 - Beat egg whites until stiff peaks
2 - Fold sugar, chopped nuts, butter into egg whites

Assembly

1 - Roll out dough using powdered sugar. Cut dough into circles using a class or a cookie cutter
2 - Fill with around 1 teaspoon of walnut filling and shape into a crescent
3 - Bake at 350f on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes
4 - Sprinkle with powdered sugar right out of the oven
5 - Serve

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