Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg, separated
1 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
jelly

Preparation

Heat oven to 350*.
Cream sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk.
Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together.
Shape into 1 inch balls.
Beat egg white slightly.
Dip each cookie ball in the egg white; roll in the nuts.
Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
Press thumb deeply in center of each.
Bake until light brown, about 8-10 minutes.
Remove from cookie sheet, cool.
Fill thumbprints with jelly.