Sonya Henie Recipes

THIMBLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add in the egg yolks and beat well.
• Add in the flour and vanilla. Combine well for a nice soft dough.
• Roll into walnut-sized balls.
• Beat the egg whites until foamy and dip each ball into whites and then roll into the finely chopped nuts.
• Place on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Press each ball slightly, and form a thumb print in the centre.
• Bake for 5 minutes, remove and with a thimble remake the thumbprint, and place a dab of jam in centre.
• Put back into the oven for the last five minutes, or until golden.

SONYA HENIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting (see footnote for link to recipe).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the egg yolk, then stir in the flour until combined.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and dip in egg white. Place 1 inch apart on the cookie sheet. Make an indentation in each cookie with your finger or the end of a wooden spoon.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes; remove from oven and fill indentations with Cream Cheese Frosting. Return cookies to the oven for another 3 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for 1 to 2 minutes before removing from pan.