Name: Walnut Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 78 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: COOKIE DOUGH:; 4 sticks plus 3 TBSP of unsalted butter (softened (that's 500 grams of butter)); 6 hard-boiled egg yolks (grated); 2 cups of powdered sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; FILLING:; 1 1/2 cans of dulce de leche; 4 tbsp unsalted butter (softened); 4 oz soft cream cheese; 1 TBSP apricot preserves

1

Beat together the cooked grated egg yolks, softened butter, and sugar. Add the flour and knead together until a soft dough forms. (Dough should resemble a soft play-dough like dough and not stick to your fingers.)

2

Shape dough into little balls using a teaspoon measuring scoop. Press the balls into the oven mold and bake cookies 25 minutes in a preheated 375°F oven.

3

Let cookies cool 3 minutes before removing from the mold (these are fragile when hot but once slightly cooled they harden.) Repeat process.

4

TO MAKE FILLING: Beat together all the filling ingredients just until combined.

5

Fill each cookie half with the filling and join every two shells together. Chill after assembling and dust with powdered sugar for garnish.