Harriet's thumbprint cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Margarine
½ cup Sugar
2½ cup Flour
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1½ cup Finely ground nuts; (walnuts or almonds)
Jam
Pecan halves
Confectioners sugar

Directions

These thumbprints have jam in the center, but presumably you can put in anything: From a cousin originally from Charleston, SC - enjoy. (Yes, it's eggless)

1. Cream margarine and sugar

2. Add flour, vanilla, ground nuts (Can do in processor or mixer - will be stiff dough)

3. Form balls; place on greased cookie sheets 4. Make hole in center w/finger.

5. Fill w/dab of jam, top w/pecan half 6. Bake in preheated 300o oven for ½ hr.

7. Roll in confectioners sugar WHILE STILL WARM.

Makes 3- 3/12 dozen.

Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Adina Mishkoff <adina@...> on May 20, 1998

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