Thumbprint cookies (also know as "Th are probably one of the easiest "fancy" cookies to make. They are also very versatile. One simple, basic dough can be used with an endless supply of fillings. From jams and jellies, to cheesecake to chocolate to peanut butter, there is a thumbprint combination for everyone.
Every Christmas, my family likes to make the dough with peanut butter, and press a Hershey's Kiss into the cookie after it is removed from the oven. YUM.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg yolk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/ 4 teaspoon salt
Instructions:
Heat oven to 350°F.
Beat brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolk in medium bowl.
Stir in flour and salt.
Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.
Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.
Place about 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Press thumb into center of each cookie to make indentation.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. Move to wire wrack.
Fill each thumbprint with about 1/2 teaspoon of desired filling.
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