oatmeal thumbprints

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup raspberry jam

Recipe

• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c).
• cream butter and shortening with sugars. beat in eggs. in a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, nuts and cinnamon. add to butter mixture alternately with water. stir in oats and almond extract.
• drop by teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheets. make a small indentation in each cookie. fill with preserves.
• bake for 10-12 minutes.