Thumbprint Cookies-Pecan

7 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter or margarine
  • 1 c. Crisco
  • 1 c. brown sugar, packed
  • 4 egg yolks, reserve whites
  • 4 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. pecans, chopped fine

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix all ingredients together except nuts and egg whites.
  2. 2
    Roll dough in balls (sz walnuts).
  3. 3
    Whip egg whites slightly with a fork. Dip dough balls in whites and roll in pecans.
  4. 4
    Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet at 375° for 5 minutes; remove from oven and press center of cookie with melon baller, return to oven and bake 5 to 8 minutes more or until done.
  5. 5
    Cool and ice with powdered sugar icing.

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