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Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp sale
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 egg whites slightly beaten
  • Raspberry jam or jelly

Instructions
 

  • Combine flour and salt.
  • Stir well to blend.
  • Cream butter, brown sugar, egg yolks and vanilla together thoroughly on medium speed of electric mixer.
  • Add flour to creamed mixture gradually. Mix well.
  • Shape dough into ¾” balls.
  • Dip in egg white and then in chopped nuts.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Make indentation in centre of each cookie with thumb.
  • Bake at 300ºF for 5 minutes.
  • Press centre down again.
  • Bake 10-15 minutes longer or until set.
  • Cool and fill centre with jam.
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