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Thumbprint Cookies
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 4
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1/4
cup
Packed Brown Sugar 1/4
cup
Margarine or Butter,
Softened
1/4
cup
Shortening 1
Large Egg,
Separated
1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
cup
Flour * 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 3/4
cup
Finely Chopped Nuts
Jelly
Directions:
* Use Unbleached All-purpose or whole wheat flour in these cookies.
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Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix Brown sugar, margarine, shortening, egg yolks, and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip balls into egg white; roll in nuts.
Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet; press thumb deeply in center of each. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool. Fill thumbprints with jelly. Makes about 3 dozen.
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