Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 c» soft shortening
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp, vanilla
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/4 tsp0 salt*
• 3/4 cup
• a bit of jelly or colored icing

Method

1. 1

   Mix shortening, brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.

2. 2

   Sift together flour and salt; stir in.

3. 3

   Roll into 1" balls, dip in beaten egg whites, and roll in nuts.

4. 4

   Place on cookie sheet, bake for 5 minutes, press thumb in center, and bake for 8 minutes longer.

5. 5

   Cool and fill with jelly or icing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cook book (Relief Society, Houston, 1963) (1963) by Hardy, Joanne (Artist), page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

THUMBPRINT COOKIES Lu Dean Woodward Mix together: 1/2 c» soft shortening or oleo 1/ 4 cup brown sugar 1 egg yolk 1/2 tsp, vanilla Sift together and stir in: 1 cup sifted flour, 1/4 tsp0 salt* Roll into 1" balls — ’Dip in slightly beaten egg whites--Roll in finely chopped nuts (3/4 cup) Place about 1" apart on cookie sheet--Bake 5 minutes--Remove from oven--Quickly press thumb gently on top of each cookie--Return to oven and bake 8 minutes longer — Cool--Place in prints a bit of jelly or colored icing

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