Thumbprint Cookies
Recipe: #2825
November 20, 2011
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Shaped, Baby Shower, Birthday, Brunch, Christmas, Mothers Day, Potluck, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
"These have been around a long time and very good; many different recipes. These are so pretty on a tray of goodies."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (24.3 g)
- Calories 109
- Total Fat - 8.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.4 g
- Cholesterol - 115.2 mg
- Sodium - 48.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 2.5 g
- Calcium - 17.3 mg
- Iron - 0.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cream butter till light and fluffy; then gradually add the brown sugar.
Step 2
Add yolks to creamed mixture; blend in vanilla, salt, and flour and mix well.
Step 3
Shape into 1" balls and dip in unbeaten egg whites; roll in finely chopped walnuts.
Step 4
Place 1" apart on ungreased sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes at which time you will make an indentation with your thumb.
Step 5
Return to oven and finish baking just a little while longer till done; place jelly or jam in the dent when cool.
Tips
No special items needed.