Thumbprint Cookies I

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

Separate egg, reserving egg white. Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and egg yolk.

Step 3

Add vanilla, flour and salt, mixing well.

Step 4

Shape dough into balls. Roll in egg white, then walnuts. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Remove cookies from oven. With thumb, dent each cookie. Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint. Bake for another 8 minutes.