Thumbprint Cookies

This is a simple recipe that will get you and your little ones high praise. Me and my daughter love to bake. This is one of those fabulous recipes that she can help with.

Prep time: 30 min Bake time: 10 min per sheet.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

1/4 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
( I use margarine cause it is already softened)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla or brewed coffee
1 large egg yolk
1 cup all purpose flour
~If using self rising omit the salt~
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg white
1 cup finely shopped nuts
About 6 tablespoons jelly or jam. ( any flavor)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a medium bowel, beat brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt.
3. Roll dough into 1in balls. In a small bowel beat your egg whites. Place the nuts into another small bowel. After you have finished rolling the balls dip them into the egg whites and then roll them in the nuts. You can skip the nut part if your child or some one else has an allergy to nuts. Place the balls onto the cookie sheet. Let your child place his/her thumb into the center and make a thumb print. Try not to let him/her push through to the cookie sheet.
4. Bake about 1o min or until lightly brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cool. Do not coll on the cookie sheet because the bottom of cookies may burn. After allowing to cool completely top thumb print with about 1.2 teaspoon of jelly.