THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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Fill the "print" in each nut-crunchy goodie with a dollop of sparkling Christmas red or green jelly, a candied cherry or pastel-tinted frosting.

Provided by Liz Zzzz

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup gold medal flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
jelly

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°.
  • Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.
  • Work in flour and salt until dough holds together.
  • Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls.
  • Beat egg white slightly.
  • Dip each dough ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
  • Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb deeply in center of each.
  • Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
  • Immediately remove from baking sheet.
  • Cool; fill thumbprint with jelly.
  • *Ifusing self-rising flour, omit salt.
  • Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies: Substitute ½ cup granulated sugar for ¼ cup brown sugar; add 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) with the vanilla.

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