Angel's Thumbprints
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
30-36 cookies
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
- apricot preserves
directions
- Cream butter, sugar, and shortening.
- Add egg yolks, salt, and flavorings. Beat together until fluffy.
- Add sifted dry ingredients and mix.
- Roll one teaspoon of dough into a ball for each cookie.
- Beat the egg whites until foamy. Dip cookie in eggwhite wash. Roll in nuts.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Using thumb, thimble, or thick handle of a wooden spoon make a depression in each cookie. If you have a child around to help, even better! Fill the thumbprints with apricot preserves.
- Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ctrmom
United States