Bright Eyed Susans

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
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• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts
• Jam or Jelly

Directions:

Bring oven to 350 degrees F.

Sift flour and baking powder together.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add water, vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour; mix well. Form dough into balls about size of walnut. Roll in slightly beaten egg white, then in nuts. Place on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake 5 minutes.

Remove from oven; press thumbprint in each ball. Return to oven; bake 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to cooling trays; fill centers with bright jam or jelly.

Source: A friend Judy

By Raymonde G. from North Bay Ontario