Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. butter
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. fine chopped pecans
1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 c. self-rising flour
jelly

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.
Work in flour until dough holds together. Shape dough by teaspoonful into 1-inch balls.
Beat egg white.
Dip balls in egg white, then roll in pecans.
Place 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Press thumb deeply into center of each. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
Immediately remove from baking sheet.
Cool and fill thumbprint with jelly.