This is the original recipe given to me by a friend of a friend. I almost always at least double it...sometimes triple depending on the size of the crowd. The original recipe only makes 12 cookies.
1/2 c. Shortening
1/4 c. Brown Sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c. flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 c. finely chopped nuts
confectioners sugar
butter
jar of maraschino cherries, save the juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix shortening, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until blended.
Blend flour and salt. Add into wet mixture. Roll dough into 1" balls.
Beat egg white slightly with a fork. Dip dough balls into egg whites and roll in nuts. Place 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb gently into the center of each cookie.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Let cool completely.
Meanwhile, make an icing out of butter, confectioners sugar and maraschino cherry juice. There are no measurements on this one. You'll have to eyeball it. NOTE: add the juice slowly. You will need much less juice than you may think.
Fill each thumbprint hole with tinted icing and top with 1/2 of a cherry, curved side up.
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