- You can store them in an airtight container in the freezer for a few weeks.
Grandma’s Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
These thumbprint cookies are simple, delicious, and quick.
Serving48 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cup flour
- 3 cup finely chopped nuts, like walnuts or pecans
- frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Mix together the butter, shortening, brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Slowly mix in the flour and salt. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls.
- Beat the egg whites in a little bowl. Place each dough ball in the egg whites then roll into the chopped nuts.
- Place them 1 in apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and press your thumb deeply into the center of your cookie.
- Bake about 10 minutes or until it is light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cool. Fill with your favorite frosting.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 120 kcal · Carbohydrates: 9 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 9 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 12 mg · Sodium: 70 mg · Potassium: 66 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 70 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 11 mg · Iron: 1 mg