Thumbprints/current jelly

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Butter
¼ cup Brown sugar, packed
1 Egg, separated
½ teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Flour
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Walnuts, finely chopped
Jelly, * see note

Directions

DESCRIPTION: Jelly jewels in a butter cookie nest dusted with nuts.

Heat oven to 350. Mix butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla thoroughly.

Work in flour and salt until dough holds together. Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in nuts. Place 1" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Press thumb deeply into center of each. Bake 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Fill thumbprints with jelly. * Use Red or Black Current Jelly for filling thumbprint.

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