
I was unemployed during the 2001 winter holidays. I had just accepted a job but didn't start until January, so I had a lot of free time. That was the first year that I did a lot of cookie baking. The year that my family eagerly tasted all 10 or so kinds and played 'Cookie Survivor' and voted one kind off the cookie tray. The year that that I found the Walnut Cups recipe online. I know I found it online, I typed it and printed it, but I have no indication on the paper of the source of the recipe.

While SP made the dough (simply mixing cream cheese, flour, and butter) I got out the mini muffin pan, my dough tamper, and got ready for these slightly labor intensive cookies.
The dough is rolled into 1 inch balls. One ball is placed in each muffin cup.


While I made the dough cups, SP mixed the filling: egg, butter, vanilla, brown sugar, and chopped walnuts. Sometimes we use pecans.



I've never used paper liners when making these. I've never greased each cup because it's a non-stick pan. However, after last night, I think I am going to start using paper liners. The dough was just flaky enough that nearly every walnut cup crumbled/lost some cup part when I removed them from the pan. That's frustrating after all the work.

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