Thumb Print Cookies

These were my all time favorite growing up!

1/2 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup Crisco
2/3 Cup Brown Sugar (packed)
1/2 Tsp Almond Extract
1 Tsp Vanilla
2 Egg Yolks (save the white's)
2 Cups Sifted Flour
You will also need some chopped nuts to roll the cookies in. I use Pecans.
Beat the butter, crisco, sugar, egg yolks, and both flavorings together. Then sift in the flour. Dough will look like picture below.

Take the egg whites that you saved and beat them a bit to make frothy. Take a bit of dough, roll it into a ball, and then dip in egg white, and then dip in chopped nuts. Put on your cookie sheet, and press down lightly in the center of the cookie with your thumb. Then put what ever kind of preserves you like. I used Apricot.

This is how your cookie should look before you bake.
Put in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, for 12 to 15 minutes or when bottom is golden brown.