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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening (part butter or margarine)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg, separated
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
- jelly or tinted confectioners
- sugar icing
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees\med). Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk & vanilla thoroughly measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Blend together flour & salt; stir in. Roll dough into balls (1 tsp per ball.) Beat egg white slightly with fork. Dip balls in egg white. Roll in nuts. Place about 1 a part on ungreased baking sheet i press thumb gently in center of each. Bake 10 to 12 cool. Fill thumb prints with jelly or tinted icing. (3 doz. cookies)