Nutty Crunch Thumb Print Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix together well butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla. work in flour and salt until dough holds together. make dough into 1 inch balls.
• 3 in a bowl beat egg whites slightly. dip each dough ball into the eggs whites and roll into nuts. place balls 1 inch apart on a ungreased baking sheet.
• 4 press thumb deeply into the center of each ball. bake about 10 minutes or until lightly golden brown. remove from baking sheet, cool and fill with desired flavored jelly.
• 5 chocolate thumbprint cookies: substitute 1/2 cup granulated sugar for 1/4 cup brown sugar, and add 1 ounce of melted unsweetened chocolate
• 6 ( cooled ) with the vanilla.