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Thumbprint: Thumbprint Cookies - Smuckers

Source of Recipe

smuckers.com


List of Ingredients

2 cups PILLSBURY® All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 cup or 1 stick CRISCO® 0 Grams Trans Fat (per serving) Shortening
3 large eggs, separated
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 cup SMUCKER’S® Preserves or Jam, any flavor


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray two baking sheets with Crisco No-Stick Spray.

In a large mixing bowl, beat brown sugar, Crisco, egg yolks, vanilla and salt. Slowly add the flour and stir until well blended.

In a small bowl, using a fork, beat egg whites until foamy. Put pecans in a separate bowl.

Using a teaspoon, scoop out dough and shape into 1-inch balls. Dip each dough ball into the egg whites, then roll in the pecans and place on a prepared baking sheet. Using a teaspoon or your thumb, make a round indentation in the top of each cookie, being sure not to make a hole all the way through the dough.

Bake cookies for 8 minutes (they will not be fully baked); remove from oven. Using a teaspoon or other small spoon, scoop the preserves into the indentation of each cookie. Return cookies to oven to bake another 6-9 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven; cool on a wire rack.

Makes 36 cookies