Romanian 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.
 * 2) Knead well.
 * 3) Make little balls (walnut sized) and arrange on the previously greased baking sheet, leaving a lot of space among them.
 * 4) Bake at medium heat.