Jam Thumbprint Gems

• 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon clove
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 14 cup mott's natural applesauce
• 12 cup confectioners' sugar
• 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 whole eggs or 14 cup egg substitute
• 12 cup strawberry preserves (or choose your favorite fruit preserves)
• confectioners' sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk vegetable shortening and Mott's Natural Apple Sauce until shortening breaks into pea-sized pieces.
4. Add sugar and beat well.
5. Add vanilla and egg.
6. Mix well.
7. Add flour mixture to apple sauce mixture.
8. Blend until smooth; mixture will be stiff.
9. Using flour-coated hands, roll teaspoons of dough into balls.
10. Place on cookie sheet 1-inch apart.
11. Press thumb into center to make indentation.
12. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.
13. Bake 12-15 minutes until light golden brown.
14. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes.
15. Place on cooling rack and dust with confectioners' sugar.

flour, baking powder, cinnamon, clove, salt, vegetable shortening, natural applesauce, sugar, vanilla, eggs, strawberry preserves, confectioners

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/jam-thumbprint-gems-378515 (may not work)