Thumbprint Buttercreams

Ingredients

1 c shortening
1/2 c brown sugar
2 egg yolks
1 ts vanilla
2 c flour
1/2 ts salt

Instructions

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. ----