Thumbprint Cookies I

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened

¼ cup packed brown sugar

1egg

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

¼ cup finely chopped walnuts

⅔ cup any flavor fruit jam

¼ teaspoon salt

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

Separate egg, reserving egg white.Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and egg yolk.

Step 3

Add vanilla, flour and salt,mixing well.

Step 4

Shape dough into balls.Roll in egg white, then walnuts.Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.Bake for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Remove cookies from oven.With thumb, dent each cookie.Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint.Bake for another 8 minutes.