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Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg - Separated
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
1 Cup Flour
1/4 Tsp. Salt
3/4 Cup Finely chopped nuts
Jelly
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven 350o

Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly. Blend together flour & salt. Mix together. Form dough into balls (1 tsp. per ball)

Beat egg white slightly with fork - dip balls in egg white an place 1" apart on un-greased cookie sheet. Press thumb gently in center - Put jelly or preserves in center.

Bake 10-12 minutes

 

 

 

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