cherry pecan thumbprints
It isn't Christmas in our house without these cookies. I've even been out of state and had to mail these cookies home because the family couldn't be without them. I love them because they contain a lot less sugar than a lot of cookie recipes, but you never miss it.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 - eggs, separated
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pecans,finely chopped
- 12 - maraschino cherries, halved
How To Make cherry pecan thumbprints
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
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Step 2Separate eggs, reserving egg whites in a separate bowl
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Step 3Cream butter, sugar, and egg yolk Add vanilla, flour and salt and combine well.
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Step 4Shape dough into 24 balls. Dip balls in beaten egg white then roll in pecan pieces.
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Step 5Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and bake for about 5 minutes
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Step 6Remove sheets from oven and using thumb, make an indent in the top of each cookie. Add a cherry half, cut side down. Return to oven and bake an additional 6-8 minutes
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