---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Thumbprint Buttercreams
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      1 c  Shortening
    1/2 c  Brown sugar
      2    Egg yolks
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 c  Flour; sifted
    1/2 ts Salt
 
     Mix ingredients well, then roll into small balls. Dip each ball into
  beaten egg white that has been beaten stiff, then into nuts. Bake for 5
  minutes at 350°.  Take out and press thumb in middle. Bake 8 minutes
  longer.  When cool, fill with buttercream icing.
 
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