Sugar-Coated Filled Cookies

Cookies:

1 egg
1 lb. unsalted butter
¾ c. sugar
¼ c. brandy
1 tsp. vanilla
2 ½ c. sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Confectioners' sugar for coating cookies when finished

Filling:

2 eggs, beaten
¼ c. brandy
1 ½ c. finely-chopped walnuts
½ tsp. cloves
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
4 T. sugar

Prepare cookie dough by beating together egg, butter and sugar for 15 minutes. Add brandy and vanilla. Combine
baking powder and flour and gradually add to the egg mixture. You should have a soft dough. In a separate bowl,
combine the filling ingredients and mix well. Form a ball for each cookie, press in the center and fill with a teaspoon of
the filling, closing the dough over the filling. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes on an ungreased
cookie sheet. Remove from oven and cover generously with powdered sugar.