Golden Thumbprints

Description:

An Old, Wonderful Sugar Favorite—Rolled in Nuts Before Baking

Cooking Time:

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup C&H® or Domino® Golden Brown Sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
• 1 egg, separated
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup walnuts, minced
• candied cherris, jelly or melted semisweet chocolate

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. In large bowl beat sugar, butter, egg yolk and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in flour and salt. Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Dip into slightly beaten egg white; roll in nuts. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Quickly indent each cookie center with thumb. Return to oven and bake 8 minutes. Fill each thumbprint with half a candied cherry, a bit of jelly or melted chocolate. Cool on rack.

Serving Size:

Makes 2 1/2 dozen