Pillow Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Dough
3 cups flour
1 cup butter
6 egg yolks (you will use the whites in the filling)
1/2 cup cream (or half and half)
Filling
1 lb walnuts, ground
2 cups icing sugar
6 egg whites

Preparation

Dough:.
Sift flour, then measure. Cut the butter into the flour.
Beat egg yolks well & mix with the cream. Add to flour mixture.
When dough is well-mixed, shape into small walnut-sized balls.
Place in the refrigerator overnight.
Filling:.
Beat the egg whites stiff, then beat in the icing sugar slowly.
Add the nuts and mix well.
To Assemble Cookies:.
Preheat oven to 375*. Roll out each dough ball \"thin\" on a floured surface.
Place 1 teaspoon filling on each.
Fold the dough over to the shape of a pillow.
Bake @ 375* for 10 minutes. The cookies will stay a very light colour.
Dust with icing sugar.