Cookies ~ Birds Nests

Bird’s Nests

¾ c butter

1 c brown sugar

1 egg yolk

1 c flour

½ tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

Fancy coconut

Reserve egg white – set aside

Cream first 3 ingredients – add remaining. Form into teaspoon size balls – roll in egg white then in coconut. Make an indent in the center.

Bake at 325 for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and press down in center again. Bake another 10 minutes or until golden.

Remove from pan to rack. While still warm put a small amount of jam or jelly in the center of each.

**Add flour a couple of tablespoons at a time if it is hard to roll or spreads too much.