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    Thumbprint Cookies~1956 Version


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    Mix thoroughly:

    1/2 cup soft shortening (half butter)
    1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
    1 egg yolk
    1/2 tsp vanilla
    Sift together and stir in

    1 cup sifted Gold Medal flour
    1/4 tsp salt
    Roll into 1" balls. Dip in slightly beaten egg whites. Roll in finely chopped nuts (3/4 cup)

    Place about 1" apart on ungreased baking sheet and press thumb into center of each. Bake until set. Cool.

    Place in thumbprints a bit of chopped candied fruit, *sparkling jelly, or tinted confectioners' sugar icing.

    Temperature: 375 degrees (quick mod. oven).

    Time: Bake 10 to 12 minutes

    Amount" about 2 doz. 1 1/2" cookies.

    Note: Any kind of jelly or jam can be used on these cookies. Sparkling Jelly was from the 1950s.

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