Thumbprint Cookies
List of Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening (half butter)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, seperated
1 cup sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup nutmeats, finely chopped
Recipe
Bake at 375 degrees.
Mix Shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla together thoroughly.
Sift flour and salt together, and stir in.
Roll into 1" balls, dip in slightly beaten egg white, roll in nutmeats.
Place 1' apart on ungreased baking sheet, and bake for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven and quickly press thumb gently on top of each cookie.
Return to oven and bake 8 minutes longer. Cool.
Fill thumbprint with chopped candied fruit, jelly, jam, tinted confectioners sugar icing, or melted chocolate .
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