Recipe: Santa's Thumbprints

SANTA'S THUMBPRINTS

1 1/2 cups Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 tabelspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups Quaker Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
1 cups all-purpose flowr
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 3/4 cups finly chopped nuts or chocolate flavored decors
2/3 cup fruit preserves

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat Crisco and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add combined oats, flour and salt, mix well. Form 1-inch balls, roll in nuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press centers with thumb, fill with preserves.

Bake l2 to l5 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove to wire rack: cool completely.

Makes about 4 1/2 dozen