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Thumbprint Cookies I
C. Keith
"I usually make these around Christmas."
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Ingredients
servings 195Original recipe yields 12 servings (2 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.
- Separate egg, reserving egg white. Cream butter or margarine, sugar, and egg yolk.
- Add vanilla, flour and salt, mixing well.
- Shape dough into balls. Roll in egg white, then walnuts. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 5 minutes.
- Remove cookies from oven. With thumb, dent each cookie. Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint. Bake for another 8 minutes.
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- Reynolds® parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.
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Most helpful positive review
12/20/2006
I will give this 5 stars even though, as stated before, it needs some tweeking. Not super sweet, that is where the jam comes into play so take that into consideration when selecting your fillin...
Most helpful critical review
12/8/2003
not very sweet....baked them for longer then specified and they still came out too soft...they crumbled easily
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12/20/2006
I will give this 5 stars even though, as stated before, it needs some tweeking. Not super sweet, that is where the jam comes into play so take that into consideration when selecting your fillin...
5/29/2008
I made these, but changed two things: 1) I didn't roll them in walnuts, but opted for sugar. 2) I made them miniature sized. I loved how they turned out! I will be making these again...and agai...
2/13/2013
Normally I wouldn't leave a 5-star review for something I had to tweak, but this cookie is SO worth it! I got 3 bakers dozen from this recipe, measuring my dough about 2 tsp per cookie. USE BU...
1/23/2007
These were very good. I changed them up just a little, because I wanted the kind with icing in the "thumbprint" rather than jam (nostalgic for cookies Grandma made when I was a little girl). T...
12/27/2006
The only changes I made were as other members suggested: I baked 15 mins longer and didn't turn oven temp. up as jam needs time to set, I used a sweet jam - Smuckers Rasberry Jam, I used a sandw...
9/13/2007
very good recipe, i changed it up a little though. I added 1/2 cup sugar, and put crushed pecans in the cookie dough instead of the outside. I also baked them for 17 minutes at 350deg. They came...
11/19/2007
I make these cookies every year because my children and their spouses love them. I find them to be a lot of work; chopping the nuts up fine; rolling the dough in balls, then dipping them in egg ...
12/4/2008
The only thing I do differently is, I bake these at 350 for 10 min's or until light brown on the bottoms. I then cool to a wire rack and freeze until ready for the holiday. I then fill when I'm ...