Peanut-Sitting Pretties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
finely chopped nuts
1 can vanilla creamy-type frosting
M&M's peanut chocolate candies

Preparation

Blend butter or margarine and sugar in a bowl.
Stir in egg yolk and vanilla.
Stir flour and salt into bowl; mix well.
Chill 1 hour.
Roll into 1-inch balls.
Dip into slightly beaten egg white.
Roll in nuts.
Place 1-inch apart on cookie sheet.
Bake in moderate oven (350\u00b0) for 5 minutes.
Press thumb gently in center of each.
Bake 5 minutes longer.
Cool.
Fill with frosting.
Garnish with M&M's peanut chocolate candies.
Makes about 8 dozen cookies.