thumbprints

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg white, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
• jelly

Preparation

Step 1

mix shortening, butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla throughly. sift flour and salt together; stir into butter mixture. rollinto 1-inch balls. dip into egg white and roll into nuts. palce about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 5 minutes.

remove form oven, quickly press thumb gently on top of each cookie. return to oven and bake 8 minutes longer. cool

place jelly in each thumbprint.

makes about 2 dozen coookies