Thumprint Cookies Recipe

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Category:	Category: Cookies and Candies

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg, separated 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 cup nuts, pecans or walnuts, finely chopped Jelly or candied fruit

Directions:	Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees In bowl, cream butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. In separate bowl, combine flour with salt; blend dry ingredients with creamed mixture. With lightly floured hands, roll dough into 1 inch balls. In small bowl, beat egg white lightly. Dip dough balls in egg white, then in nuts before placing two inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes; remove from oven and gently make indentation in the center of each cookie with thumb. Return to oven and continue baking 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are set. Remove from oven and cool. Spoon jelly or candied fruit into each thumbprint. Store in tightly covered container.

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