Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening (part butter or margarine)
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup gold metal flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
jelly or tinted confectioners sugar icing

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0F (mod).
Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla thoroughly.
Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting.
Blend together flour and salt; stir into shortening mixture.
Roll dough into balls (1 teaspoons per ball).
Beat egg white slightly with fork.
Dip balls in egg white. Roll in nuts.
Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb gently in center of each.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until set. Cool.
Fill thumbprints with jelly or tinted icing.