Angel'S Thumbprints - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup nuts, finely chopped
apricot preserves

Preparation

Cream butter, sugar, and shortening.
Add egg yolks, salt, and flavorings. Beat together until fluffy.
Add sifted dry ingredients and mix.
Roll one teaspoon of dough into a ball for each cookie.
Beat the egg whites until foamy. Dip cookie in eggwhite wash. Roll in nuts.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Using thumb, thimble, or thick handle of a wooden spoon make a depression in each cookie. If you have a child around to help, even better! Fill the thumbprints with apricot preserves.
Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.