Thumbprint Cookies

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)