Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies I recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup shortening
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup peanut butter
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

189.8 calories
carbohydrate: 16.7 g
cholesterol: 10.3 mg
fat: 12.5 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 3.4 g
saturatedFat: 3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 103.4 mg
sugar: 6.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Blend in peanut butter, salt, egg, vanilla and flour. Mix well.

  3. Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Press your thumb into the center of each ball, creating a 1/2 inch depression.

  4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes and cool on a rack. Fill the centers with a tart jelly/fruit preserve.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

These are best with a tart jelly filling.

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