Thumbprint Cookies by Gina Kane

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs unbeaten
3 1/2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter, sugar, & vanilla. Add eggs and beat well. Add flour & salt. Mix. refrigerate for 1 hour. Make little balls. With a thimble or your thumb make a hole in the middle. Fill with your favorite jelly or jam. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10-12 min.

NOTE---Your can also use this as a basic sugar cookie.