Thumbprint Cookies

• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, softened
• 14 cup shortening
• 14 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg, separated
• 12 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 34 cup finely chopped nuts (I usually use walnuts, but pecans and peanuts would be good too!)
• red jelly or green jelly

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. Mix throroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.
3. Work in flour and salt until dough holds together.
4. (You may want to add a tiny bit of water if the dough seems dry; make a ball of dough-- if the dough cracks when you make your thumbprint, add a bit of water to soften the dough and prevent cracks.)
5. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
6. Beat egg white slightly.
7. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts.
8. Place 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
9. Press thumb deeply into center of each.
10. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.
11. Remove immediately from baking sheet; cool.
12. Fill thumbprint with jelly.

butter, shortening, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, salt, nuts, red jelly

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thumbprint-cookies-44670 (may not work)