Santa's thumbprints

36 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Margarine, softened
½ cup Firmly packed brown sugar
1 Whole egg or egg white
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1½ cup QUAKER Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Finely chopped nuts
⅓ cup Jelly or preserves

Directions

Heat oven to 350'F. Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add combined oats and flour; mix well. Shape into 1" balls; roll in chopped nuts. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Make indentation in center of each ball with thumb. Fill each thumbprint with about ¼ teaspoon jelly. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.

Store loosely covered.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

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