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Ingredients
1 jar Cinnamon Pear Jelly or Pear Fig Jam
½ c. butter
¼ c. brown sugar, packed
1 egg, separated
½ tsp. vanilla
1 c. flour
¼ tsp. salt
¾ c finely chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Mix butter, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla thoroughly.

Blend together flour and salt: stir in wet ingredients.

Roll dough into balls (1 tsp. per ball).

Beat egg white slightly with fork.

Dip dough balls in egg white; roll in nuts.

Place dough balls about 1” apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Press thumb gently into center of each to make a slight depression.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.

Allow to cool before filling centers with jelly. (If not serving right away, store without jelly, then add right before serving.)

Yields approximately 2 dozen cookies.