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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookies 22g

Recipe makes 20 cookies)

Calories 110
Calories from Fat 70 (63%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 7.8g 12%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 84mg 3%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 8.8g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%
Sugars 2.9g
Protein 1.9g 3%
Vitamin A 83mcg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.0mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mcg 2%
Calcium 8mg 0%
Iron 0mg 3%

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Thumbprint Cookies Recipe #27960

These cokies are one of the most requested. The kids love to help you make these. And they REALLY love to eat them!
by MizzNezz

25 min | 15 min prep

20 cookies

  1. Heat oven to 350*.
  2. Cream sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk.
  3. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together.
  4. Shape into 1 inch balls.
  5. Beat egg white slightly.
  6. Dip each cookie ball in the egg white; roll in the nuts.
  7. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.
  8. Press thumb deeply in center of each.
  9. Bake until light brown, about 8-10 minutes.
  10. Remove from cookie sheet, cool.
  11. Fill thumbprints with jelly.

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