thumbprint cookies

Name: THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 1/2 cup butter or margarine, soft; - 1/4 cup sugar; - 1/4 cup dark corn syrup; - 1 large egg separated; - 1 1/4 cups unsifted flour; - 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped; - jam, jelly, or preserves

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Rhonda O

New Albany, IN

Updated on Oct 31, 2018

My Mom made these cookies every year for our Christmas goodies.

Rate

prep time 40 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, soft
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 large egg separated
- 1 1/4 cups unsifted flour
- 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
- jam, jelly, or preserves

How To Make thumbprint cookies

Step 1

Mix butter/margarine and sugar to creamy

Step 2

Add syrup and egg yolk
Step 3

Stir in flour, mix well. Chill dough.
Step 4

Roll into 1 inch balls. Dip in slightly beaten egg white, roll into nuts
Step 5

Place on greased cookie sheet. Press Thumb into center of each cookie. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. While warm fill center of each cookie with your favorite jam, jelly, or preserves.
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