Name: Robin's Nests
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Butter, softened - 1 cup; Firmly packed brown sugar - ½ cup; Eggs, separated - 2; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons; All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Walnuts, finely chopped - 1 ½ cups; Butter, softened - 2 tablespoons; Light corn syrup - 3 tablespoons; Blue food coloring - 2 drops; Green food coloring - 1 drop; Almond extract - 1 teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Robin's Nests

1. Butter, softened 1 cup

2. Firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup

3. Eggs, separated 2

4. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

5. All-purpose flour 2 ¼ cups

6. Walnuts, finely chopped 1 ½ cups

7. Butter, softened 2 tablespoons

8. Light corn syrup 3 tablespoons

9. Blue food coloring 2 drops

10. Green food coloring 1 drop

11. Almond extract 1 teaspoon

12. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Robin's Nests

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks then stir in the vanilla. Stir in the flour and mix well.

3 . Stage

In a shallow dish, such as a pie pan, beat egg whites until foamy. Spread walnuts on a plate or waxed paper.

4 . Stage

Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball; roll in egg whites then in walnuts. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Make a depression in each ball with your thumb.

5 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes.

6 . Stage

Meanwhile, cream the remaining 2 tablespoons butter with corn syrup, blue and green food coloring and almond extract. Gradually stir in confectioners' sugar. Roll 1/2 teaspoon of fondant mixture into egg-shaped balls. Place fondant eggs into hollows of baked cookies.