Walnut Cookie Balls
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 10:49pm

Ingredients




1/2 cup butter
 cup honey
1 egg, separated
1 navel orange
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Green
red candied cherries, halved

Preparation

1 In large bowl, beat butter and honey. Beat in egg yolk. Grate orange rind and add to the batter. Squeeze 2 tablespoons of orange juice and add to batter. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add flour mixture to the batter, 1/2 cup at a time and blend. Cover bowl; refrigerate overnight. 2 Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In bowl beat egg white until foamy. Spread walnuts on a plate. Shape dough into 36 balls. Dip balls into the egg white, then roll into nuts. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press cherry on each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes.