Thumbprint Cookies - the UNfail

I made these for a party this weekend. They were (of course) a hit. I used marionberry jam for the filling. Next time I think I will try with the peach/mango/orange jam from Costo.

First I mixed the dough.

Then I rolled little balls, and placed them on the cookie sheet.

I guess I should really call my cookies indexfingerprint cookies though, because I prefer smaller cookies, my thumb would have been too big.

Next I popped them into the 350°F oven for 9 minutes (less time for smaller cookies).

When the timer went off, I took them out, transferred them to a cooling rack, and added the filling.

**Tip: If you are using jam or jelly, pop it into the microwave for 25-30 seconds, it makes it easier to spoon/pipe, and it leaves a nice shiny finish.

They aren't quite as uniform as I (miss OCD) would have liked, but I'm calling that an UNfail!

Thumbprint Cookies

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 packed brown sugar

      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.

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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