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Spiced Hazelnut Thumbprints

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  • Servings: 30
  • Prep: 60m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 30 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup butter (or margarine, softened)
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts (toasted, skins removed and nuts ground)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup strawberry preserves (or raspberry preserves)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.

  • Step 3: Beat in vanilla and egg yolk until blended.

  • Step 4: On low speed, beat in flour, hazelnuts, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

  • Step 5: Shape dough into 1-inch balls.

  • Step 6: On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.

  • Step 7: Bake 10 minutes.

  • Step 8: Using end of handle of wooden spoon, press a well into center of each cookie.

  • Step 9: Fill each well with 1/2 teaspoon preserves.

  • Step 10: Bake about 10 minutes longer or until edges are light golden.

  • Step 11: Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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