Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 c shortening butter flavor; 3 large eggs, separated; 1/4 c water; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 1/2 c all purpose flour; 3 c walnut chopped and toasted; 1/2 c any flavor jam

No Photo

Have you made this?

Share your own photo!

By Socorro Pacheco
@myflavors

I made a batch of cookies for work, they did'nt last

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

1 Comment

Serves:

48 cookies

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Ingredients

Add to Grocery List

1/2 c

brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c

shortening butter flavor
3 large

eggs, separated
1/4 c

water
2 tsp

vanilla extract
1/2 tsp

salt
2 1/2 c

all purpose flour
3 c

walnut chopped and toasted
1/2 c

any flavor jam

How to Make Thumbprint Cookies

Step-by-Step

Preheat the oven at 350F, grease a large cookie sheet. Beat the sugar and shortening at medium speed for 2 minutes, add the yolks, water, vanilla and salt beat to combine, add flour at low speed until well blended.
In a bowl beat the egg whites, until foamy, place walnuts in a separated bowl divide the dough in 48 equal portions, form into bowls rolling between your palms.
Dip each bowl into the egg white and into the walnuts, place in cookie sheet, using the back of a teaspoon or your thumb make a rounded indentation, fill each cookie with jam and bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned in the bottom
Remove from the oven allow cookies to cool on baking sheet

Printable Recipe Card