Cookies I

Description
In Romanian: Pricomigdale I

Ingredients

 * 4 oz/100 g sugar,
 * 4 oz/100 g flour,
 * 4 oz/100 g ground walnuts,
 * 1 egg,
 * 3 oz/80 g lard,
 * a few drops rum essence,
 * shortening for greasing the baking sheet

Directions

 * 1) Cream the sugar with the egg and lard, add walnuts, rum essence and flour. Knead well.
 * 2) Make little balls (walnut sized) and arrange on the previously greased baking sheet, leaving a lot of space among them.
 * 3) Bake at medium heat.