Jam Thumbprints recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup butter
⅓ cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
¾ cup finely chopped walnuts
⅓ cup strawberry preserves

Nutrition Info

126.4 calories
carbohydrate: 12.4 g
cholesterol: 30.6 mg
fat: 7.9 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 1.9 g
saturatedFat: 3.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 90.3 mg
sugar: 5.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets, or line with parchment paper.

  2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, vanilla, and salt. Gradually mix in flour.

  3. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls. Dip in lightly beaten egg whites, then roll in finely chopped walnuts. Place 1 inch apart on prepared cookie sheets. Press down center of each with thumb.

  4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Just before serving, fill centers of cookies with strawberry preserves.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

Delicious and attractive little cookies, with a thumb indentation filled with preserves. Fill with different colored preserves for an interesting presentation.

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