Robin'S Nests - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/4 c. flour
1 1/2 c. nuts, finely chopped

Preparation

Cream butter with sugar; beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
Stir in flour.
Beat egg whites in shallow bowl; sprinkle nuts on waxed paper.
Roll dough, one teaspoonful at a time, into balls.
Roll in egg whites, then nuts.
Place on cookie sheet.
Press a hollow in center with finger.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 minutes or until firm and lightly golden.
Cool.
Place a fondant egg in each \"nest\".