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Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk beaten
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg white
3/4 to 1 cup chopped nuts
Directions:
Directions:
Cream butter, brown sugar, egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt.
Roll in balls, dip in slightly beaten egg white and roll in chopped nuts. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 350º for 5 minutes. remove from oven and put thumbprint on top. Bake for another 8 minutes more. Cool and put frosting in thumbprint.


Frosting:
1 3 oz. cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
soften cream cheese mix with powdered sugar, add a little canned milk or cream to make a thick frosting. Fill center of cookies and add 1/2 maraschino cherry on top.

 

 

 

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