JELLY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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This is a recipe I got from my mother. The cookies are pretty, and they taste good, too. I always make them when I'm in my annual holiday baking frenzy.

Provided by MaryMc

Categories     Dessert

Time 48m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup butter
2 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped walnuts
jelly

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar. Add vanilla.
  • Beat in egg yolks.
  • Sift together flour, soda and salt and add to sugar mixture.
  • Form into balls the size of a walnut, dip in slightly-beaten egg whites, and roll in chopped nuts.
  • Place on a greased cookie sheet and press down slightly in the center with your thumb.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and press down in center again.
  • Bake another 10 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • Just before serving, put a dab of jelly in the center of each cookie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1545, Fat 116.2, SaturatedFat 44.8, Cholesterol 286.7, Sodium 1408.2, Carbohydrate 110.6, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 38.1, Protein 25.4

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