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August 31, 2011
Thumbprint Cookies
Keepsake Cookies
Prep time:
30 minutesbaking time:
15 minutes“I have many fond memories of eating these rich, buttery cookies in my Grandma's kitchen.”
Ingredients
Serves 40
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raspherry or cherry jam
Directions
1
Combine flour and salt in small bowl. Beat butter and 1⁄2 cup sugar in large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract; mix until well blended. Add flour mixture, about 1⁄2 cup at a time. Mix until soft dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
2
Preheat oven to 325°F. Spread remaining sugar on small plate. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3
Bake cookies just until firm, about 5 minutes. Remove cookies from oven. Make deep indentation in center of each cookie.
4
Fill indentations with heaping 1⁄2 teaspoon of jam. Return cookies to oven. Bake for 10 minutes longer or until light golden brown. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's cookies always looked as beautiful as they tasted. Her trick to getting them uniform was to roll them into balls that were the exact same size. Then she used the back of a small measuring spoon dipped in flour to make the "thumbprint."
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