MOM'S THUMBPRINT COOKIES
My mother used to use these in one of her lessons, when she was a Home Economics teacher in the '60s.
Provided by Bananasmom
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 3 dozen, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350'.
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add yolk and mix.
- Add flour, beat until well blended.
- In a small bowl, lightly beat egg white.
- Form dough into small balls.
- Dip each ball in egg white and roll in nuts, place on a cookie sheet.
- Bake 5 minutes.
- Make depression in each cookie, the back of a small measuring spoon works well.
- Bake 10 more minutes.
- Cool, add small spoonful of jelly in the depression of each cookie.
- Substitutions: may use walnuts or almonds, instead of pecans.
- May use icing instead of jelly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107, Fat 7.6, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 25.3, Sodium 41.5, Carbohydrate 8.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 3.1, Protein 1.4
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