Thumb Cookies

(from beckyinem’s recipe box)

Source: Mary Loucaides

Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup soft shortening (use butter)
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sifted flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg white
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts
  • Jelly or Maraschino cherries

Directions

  1. Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly.

  2. Sift together the flour and salt

  3. Combine

  4. Roll into balls.

  5. Dip into slightly beaten egg yolks, then roll in chopped nuts

  6. Place about 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet

  7. ke for 10 minutes at 350.

  8. Cool and fill center with jelly or Maraschino cherries

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