Thumbprint Cookies!

Another wonderful recipe from the kitchen of ME!

Thumbprint cookies, Makes 4 dozen


Ingredients

• No-stick cooking spray  
• ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar  
•  1 cup or 1 stick shortening  
• 3 large eggs separated  
•  ¼ cup water  
•  1½ tsp vanilla extract  
•  ¼ tsp salt  
•  2 cups all purpose flour  
•  2 cups finely chopped pecans  
• 1 cup preserves or jam, any flavor  

Heat oven to 350°F. adjust rack to middle position. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Beat brown sugar and shortening until fluffy. Scrape sides of bowl, add egg yolks, water, vanilla, and salt; beat until well combined. Add flour on low speed until well blended.  Beat egg whites in shallow bowl until foamy. Place pecans in separate shallow bowl. Divide dough into 48 equal portions, roll each into a ball, dip each in egg whites, roll in pecans, and place on cookie sheet. Make indent with thumb on each cookie.  Bake cookies for 10 minutes, then take out of oven. You may have to thumbprint again. Fill each cookie with a scant tsp of jam, then bake for another 5-7 minutes. Remove and let cool. ENJOY!!

Letr me know how they are! Better yet, invite me over so we can whip them up! Have a good week everybody!! Stay out of trouble!

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