Santa's thumbprints
36 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Margarine, softened |
| ½ | cup | Firmly packed brown sugar |
| 1 | Whole egg or egg white | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1½ | cup | QUAKER Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked) |
| 1½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| 1 | cup | Finely chopped nuts |
| ⅓ | cup | Jelly or preserves |
Directions
Heat oven to 350'F. Beat margarine and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add combined oats and flour; mix well. Shape into 1" balls; roll in chopped nuts. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Make indentation in center of each ball with thumb. Fill each thumbprint with about ¼ teaspoon jelly. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
Store loosely covered.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.