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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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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. Ingredients:
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 |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.
3. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together.
4. Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls.
5. Beat egg white slightly.
6. Dip each dough ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
7. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb deeply in center of each.
8. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
9. Immediately remove from baking sheet.
10. Cool; fill thumbprint with jelly.
11. *Ifusing self-rising flour, omit salt.
12. Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies: Substitute 1/2 cup granulated sugar for 1/4 cup brown sugar; add 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) with the vanilla.
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