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Jeweled Thumbprints

Name: Jeweled Thumbprints
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 6 dozen.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup raspberry or apricot preserves

3 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 6 dozen

Updated: Mar. 15, 2022

When I moved here from Malta more than 20 years ago, a kind neighbor lady took me under her wing and baked many cookies for me. This is one of her recipes that I treasure. —Maria Debono, New York, New York

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Ingredients

3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup raspberry or apricot preserves

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg yolk and extract. Gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape into 3/4-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb.
Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Fill each with 1/4 teaspoon preserves; cool completely.

Can you freeze Jeweled Thumbprints?

Freeze unfilled cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers and fill with preserves.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 78 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 39mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Jeweled Thumbprints

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