Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening (part butter or margarine)
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 finely chopped nuts, jelly or tinted confectioners sugar icing

Preparation

Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly.
Blend together flour and salt; stir in.
Roll dough into balls.
Beat egg white slightly with fork.
Dip balls in egg white.
Roll in nuts.
Place about 1 1/4-inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Press thumb gently in center of each.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes in 350\u00b0 oven.
Cool.
Fill thumb prints with jelly or tinted icing. Makes 3 dozen.