½ cup of firmly packed light brown sugar

1 cup or stick Crisco shortening

3 large eggs, separated

­¼ cup water

1 and ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cups flour

2 cups finely chopped walnuts

1 cup Smuckers' preserves or jams, any flavor

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Adjust rack to middle position.  

Heat brown sugar, and shortening @ medium speed for 2 minutes.  

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.  

Add eggs yolks, water, vanilla, and salt.  beat until well combined.  

Add flour on low speed and beat until well blended.  

Beat egg whites in a shallow bowl until foamy.  

Place nuts in separate shallow bowl.  

Divide dough into 48 equal portions, and form into balls.  

Dip each ball into egg whites, then roll into nuts, and place on cookie sheet.  Make a round indentation on the top of each cookie with your thumb.  

Bake for 10 minutes.  

Remove cookie sheet and fill each cookie with very small amount of preserves.  Return to oven and bake for another 5 - 7 minutes until lightly browned.