Festive Thumbprints
I never cared for jam-filled thumbprints, so I decided to fill them with frosting instead. This makes them easy to ship, which you can’t do with the sticky jam filling. I sent these to my daughter while she was serving in Iraq, and they made the long haul in perfect condition. —Wendy Schlueter, Babbitt, Minnesota
Reviews
Made these for a children's Christmas event because of the bright colors and candy sprinkles. The white chocolate filling really compliments the cookie very well. My young grandchildren helped roll the cookies and the dough was easy enough for them to handle. We were careful to leave the bottom of the cookie ball without sprinkles, and that worked well. They did not stick to the pan. The cookies flattened out during baking, and I had to use the end of my wooden spoon to deepen the centers after baking. I doubled the recipe, however it made 6 1/4 dozen, and not 8. I used a 1 inch cookie scooper. The filling was way too much. Next time I will make 1 1/2 recipes of the filling for a double cookie recipe and I think it will be about right. I will make these again. Especially when the grandkids are around!
These are good, very pretty as well. They turn out puffier, not so flat if you wait til you take them out of the oven before making the indent. Don't do it before baking, only after. They'll turn out prettier.
So good! Just be sure to roll them small as they do spread a little. Chilling helps too.