Thumbprints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. shortening
1 c. butter or margarine (butter is better)
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
4 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
3 1/2 c. chopped nuts
frosting or jelly (for filling)

Preparation

Mix brown sugar, shortening, butter, egg yolks and vanilla with mixer.
Mix in flour and salt.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
Beat egg whites slightly.
Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in nuts.
Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press thumb into cookies.
Bake until light brown, approximately 10 minutes.
Fill thumbprints with frosting or jelly.