1/4 c Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 c Margarine or Butter,Softened
1/4 c Shortening
1 Large Egg, Separated
1/2 ts Vanilla
1 c Flour *
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Finely Chopped Nuts
Jelly
* Use Unbleached All-purpose or whole wheat flour in these cookies.
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Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Mix Brown sugar, margarine, shortening, egg
yolks, and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
Beat egg white slightly. Dip balls into egg white; roll in nuts. Place
about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet; press thumb deeply in center
of each. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes. Immediately remove from
cookie sheet; cool. Fill thumbprints with jelly. Makes about 3 dozen.
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Yields
4 Servings