Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients

1/4 cup brown Sugar

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 cup butter

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 egg seperated

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup copped nuts

jelly

  1. Heat oven to 350F

  2. Mix sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla, and egg yolk.

  3. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together

  4. Shape into balls

  5. Lightly mix egg whites

  6. Dip each ball into egg whites

  7. Press thumb into balls

  8. Place on pan

  9. Bake until light brown (about 5 mins)

  10. Remove from cookie sheet and fill Thumbprint with jelly

  11. (makes about 3 dozen)