Thumbprint Cookies
August 11, 2021 Grandma Mary
Ingredients
| Shortening (part butter or margarine) | 1/2 Cup | |
| Brown Sugar (packed) | 1/4 cup | |
| Egg, separated | 1 | |
| Vanilla | 1/2 tsp. | |
| Flour | 1 cup | |
| Salt | 1/4 tsp. | |
| Finely chopped nuts | 3/4 cup | |
| Tinted confectioners' sugar icing (powdered sugar and water) |
Heat oven to 350°. Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly. Measure flour by dipping method or by sifting. Blend together flour and salt; stir in. Roll dough into balls (1 tsp. per ball). Beat egg white slightly with fork. Dip balls in egg white. Roll in nuts. Place about 1″ apart on ungreased baking sheet; press thumb gently in center of each. Bake 10 to 12 mnutes or until set. Cool. Fill thumbprints with tinted icing.
