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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Belgian >> Dutch

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a mixing bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, egg yolks and flour; beat until smooth. | 2. Shape into 1-inch balls; place in a container with waxed paper separating each layer. | 3. Cover and refrigerate overnight. | 4. FOR THE FILLING, combine walnuts and 3 3/4 cups sugar (the mixture will be dry). | 5. In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into nut mixture. | 6. Add extracts and a few drops of water if necessary until filling reaches a spreading consistency. | 7. Place remaining sugar in a bowl; roll cream cheese balls in sugar until completely covered. | 8. Place a few balls at a time between two sheets of waxed paper. | 9. Roll balls into 2 1/2-inch circles. | 10. Gently spread about 2 teaspoons of filling over each. | 11. Roll up; place seam side down on ungreased baking sheets. | 12. Curve the ends slightly. | 13. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. | 14. Cool on wire racks. | 15. Yield: about 8 dozen. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	1		softened	85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2
cream cheese	11	ounces	softened	919.9575	10.9148	22.1414	89.1891
egg yolk	4			218.96	2.4412	10.7848	18.0472
purpose flour	4 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
walnut	4	cups	ground	7708.48	0.0	0.0	872.0
confectioner ' sugar	5 3/4	cups	divided	-	-	-	-
egg white	4			68.64	0.9636	14.388	0.2244
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013
almond extract	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.