Ingredients
1/2 pound salted butter
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs separated
1 tsp baking powder
3 cups flour
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided into two 1/2 cup portions
small jar raspberry preserves or 3/4 of the 18 oz size
Preparation
Cream butter,sugar then add vanilla and beaten yolks. Add dry ingredients mixing thouroughly. Press into lightly greased cookie sheet, 15 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 1 1/2". Spread preserves over dough then sprinkle with half of the walnuts (1/2 cup). Beat egg whites till stiff and spread over top of nuts, then sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts. Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Cool before cutting.
