1
⁄
cup sugar
2
2
⁄
cup margarine or
3
butter, cut up
1
⁄
cup fat-free egg
4
substitute or 1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1
1
⁄
cups all-purpose
2
flour
1
⁄
teaspoon baking
2
powder
1
⁄
cup pecan or walnut
4
halves or pieces, if
desired
2-3 tablespoons any
flavor jelly
Thumbprint Cookies
Position multipurpose blade in work bowl. Add
sugar and margarine. Process until blended,
about 10 to 15 seconds. Add egg substitute
and vanilla. Process until blended, about 30
seconds. Spread flour, baking powder, and nuts
evenly over mixture. Pulse 2 to 3 times, about 2
to 3 seconds each time, just until mixed.
Roll into 1-inch balls. (Lightly flour hands if
dough is sticky.) Place balls 2 inches apart on
ungreased baking sheet. Make a deep
indentation in each cookie with thumb.
Bake at 350°F for 9 to 13 minutes, until
bottoms of cookies are light golden and edges
begin to turn light golden. Remove to cooling
rack. Fill each cookie center with about
teaspoon jelly. Cool completely.
Yield: 2 dozen cookies (1 cookie per serving).
Per serving: About 104 cal, 1 g pro, 12 g car,
6 g fat, 0 mg chol, 73 mg sod.
75
1
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