Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. margarine or butter, softened
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. finely chopped nuts
jelly/jam

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix brown sugar, shortening, margarine, egg yolk and vanilla.
Mix in flour and salt until dough holds together.
Beat egg white slightly.
Dip each ball of dough into egg white; roll in nuts.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
Press thumb deeply in center of each cookie.
Bake until light brown, 8 to 9 minutes.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet and fill thumbprint with jelly or jam.
Yields about 3 dozen.