pre- heat oven to 375°F,and bake.... on a cookie sheet.

mix shortening, brown sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.mix until smooth.add sifted flour and salt mix till well combine.

roll into 1" balls, dip in slightly beatened egg white, one at a time, then place it in pecans, covering the ball, place it on cookie sheet, do all the cookies in it or as meny as u like. now useing ur thumb make a thumb print in center of the cookies .

fill jellys in, the center of cookies. place in oven bake 10 to 12 minutes.

take out of the oven, let set to cool.