I am looking for a good & easy thumbprint cookie recipe. Thanks
Thumbprint Cookies
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Luann – This is a recipe that I’ve had for several years and often make during the Christmas season for children and grandchildren, etc. Hope they turn out well for you !
Thumbprint Cookies
½ lb. butter 1/4 teas. salt
⅔ cup sugar 1 Tab. vanilla
2 egg yolks Tart jelly, pref. currant (others will work)
2 cups flour
First: Cream 1/2 lb. butter with 2/3 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until smooth.
Second: Sift 2 cups flour. Measure and resift twice with 1/4 teas. salt. Gradually, add to the butter mixture. Beat again when all the flour has been added and finally beat in 1 Tab. vanilla.
Third: Grease and flour a cookie sheet. Scoop out1/2 teas. dough at a time. Roll between your palms into tiny ‘butter balls,’ about the size of a marble. Give them room to spread by placing them on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart and 1 inch from the edges.
Fourth: With the tip of a finger, form a depression on top of each ‘ball.’ Fill each depression with a small amount of tart jelly and bake in a 325º oven.
Watch them very carefully and bake them only until sandy colored. They are done when slightly browned underneath. Approximately 12-13 minutes is the required time. this recipe makes about 75 butter balls.
Note: These cookies resemble a bowl of cherries in that it is almost impossible for the members of your family to leave them alone. Use the tip of a knife or the tip of a small spoon to insert the jelly (preferably currant) into the depressions on top of the cookies.
Enjoy ! Zephyr