Coconut Thumbprint Cookies

Submitted by internetnut

"I have not tried this recipe. The recipe came from a old Maxwell House label."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4 1/2 dozen
• Serves: 54

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 2 cups unsifted Swans Down cake flour
• 1 cup baker's angel flake coconut
• 3⁄4 cup ground almonds (optional)
• jam or preserves

directions

1. Cream butter with salt. Gradually beat in sugar. Blend in almond extract. Add flour, a small amount at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in coconut and almonds.
2. Chill dough.
3. Shape into walnut size balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 for 8 minutes.
4. Remove from oven; make depression in center of each ball with thumb or measuring spoon. Return to oven; bake 12-15 minutes longer, or just until lightly browned.
5. Cool on sheets; fill each cookie with 1 teaspoon jam. Sprinkle with additional coconut, if desired.

Reviews

[leahct1]

I am so happy! This is my favorite Christmas cookie recipe. My Mom had the original off the Maxwell House coffee can and had made it for years. After she passed away, I have continued the tradition. Unfortunately I misplaced my recipe after last Christmas and have been searching with no luck. I am so happy to have found it here so I can continue the tradition. It is an excellent recipe! Buttery, crisp, and delicious. Because of the jam, the cookie softens over time, but it is still delicious. I use strawberry or raspberry jam. I add a couple of extra tablespoons of flour to the dough. Once the cookies are formed on the sheet, I chill the dough a few minutes. This helps with the flattening.

 

[octoberland]

Overall a good recipe. Cookies came out a bit flat and a bit sweet but the tartness of the strawberry preserves I used helped cut that. Cookies made my house smell good though. :)