• Preheat the oven to 190`c, grease and line a baking tray
• Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and mix well with a wooden spoon
• Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla essence
• Sift in the flour and salt, add the nuts then stir thoroughly until combined
• Scoop tablespoons of the mixture, shape into balls with your hands then place onto the baking tray, not placing too close together
• Use the handle of your wooden spoon to make a hollow in the centre of each cookie then put a little jam in each of the hollows
• Bake in your preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown
• Leave to cool slightly on the trays 5-10 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely

Always good to have these Simple Biscuit recipes in the house and Easy cookie recipes for the kids will keep them out of mischief, including the big kids!  Have fun.