Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Jams, jellies, nuts or candied cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg. Blend in cream cheese, flour and vanilla. Chill in refrigerator for one hour. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Make impression with thumb and fill hole with jams, jellies, nuts or candied cherries. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes (until a little brown around the edges).