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THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Source of Recipe

BETTY CROCKER COOKBOOK


List of Ingredients

MIX THOROUGHLY:
1/2 C. SOFT SHORTENING (HALF BUTTER)
1/4 C. BROWN SUGAR (PACKED)
1 EGG YOLK
1/2 TSP. VANILLA

SIFT TOGETHER AND STIR IN:
1 C. SIFTED FLOUR
1/4 TSP. SALT



Recipe

ROLL INTO 1" BALLS. DIP IN SLIGHTLY BEATEN EGG WHITES. ROLL IN FINELY CHOPPED NUTS (3/4 C.). PLACE ABOUT 1" APART ON UNGREASED BAKING SHEET. BAKE 5 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM OVEN. QUICKLY PRESS THUMB GENTLY ON TOP OF EACH COOKIE. RETURN TO OVEN AND BAKE 8 MINUTES LONGER. COOL. PLACE IN THUMBPRINTS A BIT OF CHOPPED CANDIED FRUIT, SPARKLING JELLY, OR TINTED CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR ICING.

TEMPERATURE: 375 DEGREES
TIME: 5 MINUTES, THEN 8 MINUTES
AMOUNT: ABOUT 2 DOZEN 1 1/2 " COOKIES