Thumbprint Cookies

[Twitchin Kitten]

*omit salt if using self-rising flour.

Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening (crisco)
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg - separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Jelly, tinted powdered sugar, sugar icing, chocolate kisses - any kind of sweet you want to put in the middle.

Preheat oven to 350°F

Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yok and vanilla. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls.

Beat egg white slightly, then dip each ball into the egg white.
Roll the ball in nuts.
Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Press your thumb deeply into each cookie ball center to form a hole.
Bake about 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
Immediately remove from the sheet, let cool.
Fill the 'thumbprints' with jelly or if you use a chocolate 'kiss' put the kiss in while it's still hot. Every other filler type should be done when cookies are completely cool or they get messy and ugly.

makes about 3 dozen