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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These cookies are one of the most requested. The kids love to help you make these. And they REALLY love to eat them! Ingredients:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
1/4 cup shortening |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
1 egg, separated |
1 cup flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts |
jelly |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350*.
2. Cream sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk.
3. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together.
4. Shape into 1 inch balls.
5. Beat egg white slightly.
6. Dip each cookie ball in the egg white; roll in the nuts.
7. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
8. Press thumb deeply in center of each.
9. Bake until light brown, about 8-10 minutes.
10. Remove from cookie sheet, cool.
11. Fill thumbprints with jelly.
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