A straightforward and filling Filipino cuisine is adobo. In this variation, chicken is slow-cooked with garlic and spices after being marinated in vinegar and soy sauce. Serve with steamed white rice.
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 2 1/2 dozen |
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup apricot preserves
Instructions
- Cream butter, cream cheese, egg yolk, vanilla, lemon peel and salt until fluffy. Gradually mix in confectioners’ sugar, then the flour to make stiff dough.
- Chill dough for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Shape dough into 30 – one inch balls.
- Beat egg white until foamy. Dip balls in egg white then roll in chopped nuts. Arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and make a depression in each with your thumb.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until cookies begin to brown on the bottoms. Carefully remove to wire rack and while hot fill each depression with 1/2 teaspoon of apricot preserves or your favorite jam.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 260 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 44 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 7 g |
| Sodium | 130 mg |
| Sugars | 15 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very flavorful, however a little crumbly. Overall I would make again.
These cookies are delicious. Use a processer to get fine walnut crumbs. A little messy to make but definitely worth it.
Delicious! Made them for Christmas and everyone raved about them. One person asked for the recipe which I e-mailed.