Lisa's Thumbelina Cookies

Preheat oven: 350 degrees

• 1 stick room temp butter
• 1/4 C. sugar
• 1 egg - separated
• 1 tesp. vanilla
• 1 C. flour
• 1/2 tesp. salt
• very finely chopped walnuts
• 1 tub cream cheese frosting
• food coloring to dye frosting if desired

Cream together: butter, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.
Slowly add in flour and salt.

Shape dough into walnut size balls. Dip into egg whites, roll in finely chopped walnuts.

Place on cookie sheets and dent the center of each cookie in with your thumb.

Bake 5 minutes @ 350. Take out of oven and very carefully dent each cookie with your thumb again. Return to oven and bake 10-15 minutes longer.

Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.

These came from my friend Lisa Bachynsky who has been making them since she was a little girl. They are SOOO good!