Thumbprint Cookies

• 1/2 C. margarine
• 1/4 C. sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg separated
• 1 C. flour
• 1/4 tsp salt

Directions

Beat together margarine and sugar. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Add flour and salt and then refrigerate for at least an hour. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls.  Place balls 1 inch apart on a baking sheet. Press thumb into each ball to make an indentation. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool and fill with jam, sprinkles, etc.

if you want to cover in nuts, roll balls of dough in yellow of egg and then coat with nuts before cooking