Thumbprint Cookies

By samareth

The holidays aren't the same unless you have some classic thumbprint cookies on hand, just make sure to save some for Santa!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup self rising flour
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
• Colored icing

Preparation

Step 1

Press together shortening, margarine, brown sugar, and yolk of the egg

Add flour to the mix.

Dip each cookie in beaten egg white and roll in chopped pecans.

Place on a greased cookie sheet and press the center to create indentation.

Bake in 400°F oven until done. About 8 to 10 minutes.

Fill center dimple of each cookie with icing.