Thumbprint Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup gold medal flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
jelly

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla.
Work in flour and salt until dough holds together.
Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls.
Beat egg white slightly.
Dip each dough ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb deeply in center of each.
Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
Immediately remove from baking sheet.
Cool; fill thumbprint with jelly.
*Ifusing self-rising flour, omit salt.
Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies: Substitute 1/2 cup granulated sugar for 1/4 cup brown sugar; add 1 ounce melted unsweetened chocolate (cool) with the vanilla.