thumbprint cookies

Name: Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2/3 cup(s) butter, softened; 1 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - egg yolks; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 - egg whites; - walnuts, finely chopped; - frosting

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Jenny Unternahrer

Wayland, IA

Updated on Mar 31, 2013

These cookies are easy to freeze if they make it that far! Bring to room temperature before serving.

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Change up the color of your frosting to suit the occasion!

prep time 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield 12-15 serving(s)

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 - egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 - egg whites
- walnuts, finely chopped
- frosting

How To Make thumbprint cookies

Step 1

Beat butter until creamy. Add half of the flour with sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour.

Step 2

Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
Step 3

Shape into 1 inch balls (slightly overfill small cookie scoop.) Roll in egg whites, then in walnuts. Place 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Press center down with your thumb.
Step 4

Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly brown. Cool. Fill centers with frosting. If you like, tint your frosting to match the occasion. Makes 28-30 cookies.
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