Nanny's Jam Cookies

  • Number of Servings: 70
Ingredients
1.5 cups brown sugar,packed.75 cups shortening1 tsp baking soda1 tsp vanilla .5 cup boiling waterEnough flour to thicken,approx 3 cups.Jam approx .5 tsp per cookie.
Directions
Mix brown sugar and shortening.Add boiling water.Stir well.
Add vanilla and soda.Add enough flour to thicken dough enough to roll into balls.I use .5 tbsp measuring spoon to scoop dough up to form balls.
Place balls on parchment lined cookie sheet.Use your finger to make an indentation in each cookie.Fill indentation with jam.
Bake at 350 for 8-10 min or bottoms begin to brown.
Cool on cookie sheet 1 min before moving to a rack to cool.
Makes 70 cookies.

Number of Servings: 70

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user A_LITTLE_TLC.

Servings Per Recipe: 70
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 67.4
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.2 mg
  • Sodium: 20.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.7 g

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