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      Title: Jam Thumbprint Gems
 Categories: Low fat, All healthf, Cookies, All dessert, Holiday
      Yield: 12 servings
 
 
    1 1/2 c  all-purpose flour
        1 t  baking powder
      1/2 t  cinnamon
      1/4 t  cloves
      1/2 t  salt
        2 T  vegetable shortening
      1/4 c  applesauce
      1/2 c  confectioners' sugar
      1/2 t  vanilla extract
        1    whole egg
      1/2 c  strawberry preserves
  :          confectioners' sugar
  
  1.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Lightly spray cookie sheet with
  non-stick cooking spray.
  
  2.  In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and
  salt.
  
  3.  In a separate bowl, whisk vegetable shortening and Mott's Natural
  Apple Sauce until shortening breaks into pea-sized pieces.  Add sugar
  and beat well.  Add vanilla and egg.  Mix well.
  
  4.  Add flour mixture to apple sauce mixture.  Blend until smooth;
  mixture will be stiff.
  
  5.  Using flour-coated hands, roll teaspoons of dough into balls.
  Place on cookie sheet 1-inch apart.  Press thumb into center to make
  indentation. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves.
  
  6.  Bake 12-15 minutes until light golden brown.  Remove from oven
  and cool 10 minutes.  Place on cooling rack and dust with
  confectioners' sugar.
 
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