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THUMB PRINT COOKIES (AKA diet pills) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  

1 C butter
½ C brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 t vanilla
2 C flour
½ t salt
1 ½ C finely chopped nuts
Directions:
Directions:
Mix first 4 ingredients together thoroughly. Sift together the flour and salt and stir into mixture. Roll into 1” balls. Dip in slightly beaten egg whites. Roll in chopped nuts. Place 1” apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes at 375. Remove from the oven, and quickly press your thumb into the top of each cookie, creating a well. Return to the oven and bake 8 minutes longer. Cool. Fill the thumbprint with tinted powdered sugar icing.

ICING:
2T soft butter
1 C powdered sugar
1 T cream
½ t vanilla
Drops of food coloring
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
30-34
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Ma loved to make these cookies. Jeff is the one that named them Diet Pills....

you can fill them with many things, including chocolate kiss candy.

 

 

 

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