OAT BRAN THUMBPRINT COOKIES

¾ cup margarine	1 cup all-purpose flour
2 egg white	½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ finely chopped walnuts	¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup oat bran	½ quick–cooking oats
Preserve	½ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoons oat bran

Heat oven to 375°. Mix margarine, brown sugar, vanilla and egg whites. Stir in 1 cup oat bran, flour, oats, and salt. Shape dough into 1¼-inch balls. Mix in walnuts and 2 tablespoons in separate bowl. Roll balls in walnut mixture. Place 1 inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet. Press thumb in center of each ball. Fill thumbprint with preserve. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes. Remove immediately from cookie sheet. Aprx. 3 dozen.