Soldier Buttons

Rating: 4.73 stars
26 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 21
  • 4 star values: 3
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

This is a Turkish thumbprint cookie filled with strawberry jam.

By Reyhan

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Recipe Summary

Servings:
6
Yield:
1 1/2 dozen
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

6
Original recipe yields 6 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Mix together flour, confectioners' sugar, butter or margarine, egg, and vanilla.

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  • Shape dough with your hands to 1 1/2 inch rounds, and place on greased cookie sheets. Press your finger in the middle, and fill each hole with jam.

  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 minutes, or until the bottoms are lightly browned.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
552 calories; protein 5.7g 11% DV; carbohydrates 61g 20% DV; fat 32g 49% DV; cholesterol 112.3mg 37% DV; sodium 234.9mg 9% DV. Full Nutrition

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Gwen on the West Coast
Rating: 5 stars
10/21/2009
This is a positively scrumptious cookie and it's very easy to make. I have the following recommendations. (1) The recipe calls for one cup of butter. Normally when I am baking a cupcake or bread I will substitute unsweetened applesauce for butter. I do not recommend that for this cookie as it will not replicate the texture of the butter. I did however use 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 low calorie margarine. In terms of calories butter and margarine both have around 35 calories and 4g of fat per teaspoon (however I did use Smart Balance which is lower in calories and fat). I did this because butter adds the creamy texture but margarine keeps the cookie from deflating or spreading out too much and I wanted to maintain the hole in the cookie where the strawberry preserves were. (2) I created the hole in the cookie by sticking a butter knife in the top and rotating it (you can use your finger to perfect the well). (3) I stuck the dough in the freezer for twenty minutes before rolling into balls (the size of my cookie balls was between 1 inch and 1 and 1/2 inches). (4) For the quantity of jam to use I used a very full (rounded) 1/4 teaspoon of strawberry preserves per cookie. I baked for 12 minutes and the cookies came out perfectly. I followed the quantities specified and wound up with 30 cookies. The flavor of this cookie is buttery and delicious. I love them. Thank you for the recipe! Read More
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Most helpful critical review

Rachel Y.
Rating: 3 stars
09/26/2011
The recipe was a bit bland. Not sure what I did wrong. I'm going to try it again sometime and update my review... Read More
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(3)
26 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 21
  • 4 star values: 3
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Gwen on the West Coast
Rating: 5 stars
10/21/2009
This is a positively scrumptious cookie and it's very easy to make. I have the following recommendations. (1) The recipe calls for one cup of butter. Normally when I am baking a cupcake or bread I will substitute unsweetened applesauce for butter. I do not recommend that for this cookie as it will not replicate the texture of the butter. I did however use 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 low calorie margarine. In terms of calories butter and margarine both have around 35 calories and 4g of fat per teaspoon (however I did use Smart Balance which is lower in calories and fat). I did this because butter adds the creamy texture but margarine keeps the cookie from deflating or spreading out too much and I wanted to maintain the hole in the cookie where the strawberry preserves were. (2) I created the hole in the cookie by sticking a butter knife in the top and rotating it (you can use your finger to perfect the well). (3) I stuck the dough in the freezer for twenty minutes before rolling into balls (the size of my cookie balls was between 1 inch and 1 and 1/2 inches). (4) For the quantity of jam to use I used a very full (rounded) 1/4 teaspoon of strawberry preserves per cookie. I baked for 12 minutes and the cookies came out perfectly. I followed the quantities specified and wound up with 30 cookies. The flavor of this cookie is buttery and delicious. I love them. Thank you for the recipe! Read More
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(14)
Jennifer
Rating: 5 stars
07/13/2008
These cookies were really good! I popped the dough in the fridge for a few minutes before shaping it into the cookies. It made the dough a little easier to work with. I also used the back of a spoon to make the well for the jam. After making each well I dusted the back of the spoon with flour just so it would not stick to the next cookie. I think the important thing is to not use too much jam in the middle of each cookie or else it will spill out over the edges of the well and make a sticky mess. Also my cookies took about 15-17 minutes to bake. Read More
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Laura Angell
Rating: 5 stars
09/15/2008
I made these using apple butter and they were INCREDIBLE!!!! I have made these probably at least once a month for the past year and love to try new sorts or jams for the filling! They are out of this world!!!! Thanks so much for posting!!!! Read More
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LANGELL21
Rating: 5 stars
05/18/2005
These were so easy and so good! Very soft too even several days later! Read More
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Anna Marie C. Price
Rating: 5 stars
12/04/2008
A simple recipe yet so very delicious. Read More
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Anne C.
Rating: 4 stars
08/30/2010
I followed the suggestions made by "Gwen on the West coast" and I think this made them even better. I experimented with freezing them. When they thawed they were slightly drier than the ones that weren't frozen but they held up well! Read More
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Jenni Richardson
Rating: 5 stars
07/20/2011
We used apple jelly apricot preserves and strawberry preserves in ours. They were fantastic especially the apricot. Read More
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HOMEMAKER
Rating: 4 stars
12/17/2002
These were great! A nice easy cookie that the kids can help make thanks Read More
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stovetopcooker
Rating: 5 stars
01/13/2012
OH WOW! PHENOMINAL COOKIES AND SUPER EASY!! so light and thin and delicious. Soft cookie! Will make again perfect with tea. Read More
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Rachel Y.
Rating: 3 stars
09/26/2011
The recipe was a bit bland. Not sure what I did wrong. I'm going to try it again sometime and update my review... Read More
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