We attend our neighborhood Christmas Cookie exchange party every year about this time, and I always like to bring a new and different kind of cookie. Thumbprint cookies are classic and timeless treats. And even though I had not ever made them before, they came together quickly and easily and looked super festive for our cookie exchange.
Betty Crocker's Old Fashioned Thumbprint Cookies
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 brown sugar, packed
1 egg, separated
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Jelly or tinted confectioner sugar icing
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
Jelly or tinted confectioner sugar icing
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla.
- Work in flour and salt until dough holds together.
- Shape dough into one inch balls.
- Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white and roll in nuts.
- Place one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb deeply into the center of each.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Immediately remove from baking sheet; cool. Fill thumbprints with jelly.
Notes: This recipe is said to make 3 dozen one inch cookies. They are meant to be small. And mine were. Even still, I struggled to stretch to 2 dozen cookies with this recipe. I will double this batch the next time I make them!
If you are wondering where I found green jelly, it is mint apple flavored and was sold with all the other jellies at my local grocery store. It was really festive looking. I also used raspberry jelly (for the red) and apricot (for the gold).
If you are wondering where I found green jelly, it is mint apple flavored and was sold with all the other jellies at my local grocery store. It was really festive looking. I also used raspberry jelly (for the red) and apricot (for the gold).
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