Thumbprint Cookies
photo by thegourmetgirl
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
12-18 cookies
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup butter
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 1⁄3 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup jam
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped pecans
directions
- Let butter soften in a mixing bowl-add sugar and almond extract. Cream thoroughly.
- Add yolk and beat well.
- Add flour and blend (add a bit more if necessary, dough shouldn't be sticky).
- Shape into 1 inch balls.
- Roll balls in egg white and into chopped pecans. Place on a cookie sheet.
- Press thumb into each ball-making a wide imprint in each cookie.
- Fill imprints with jam.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Makes 2 dozen small or 1 dozen large cookies.
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