This versatile recipe couldn't be easier or yummier! Switch things up by using several different jams or jellies. —Georgia MacDonald, Dover, New Hampshire
Pecan Thumbprint Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home
In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in egg white, then in pecans. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Cover and freeze until firm. Transfer cookie dough balls to a large resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months.
To use frozen cookie dough: Place dough balls 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 17-20 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks. While warm, fill each with a teaspoonful of preserves. Cool completely.
Editor's Note: To prepare cookies without freezing, shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll balls in egg white, then in nuts. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. While warm, fill each with a teaspoonful of preserves. Cool completely.
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walkerjo
Dec 23, 2014
Tasty. I'll make them again.
lvarner
Dec 1, 2014
This is a cookie that I often include on holiday cookie trays. They are easy to make and they are so pretty! I love using different flavors/colors of jelly and preserves to make an attractive preesentation. Instead of jelly or preserves, I sometimes pipe colored icing into the centers.
mjbeagles
Aug 30, 2013
This recipe was easy! I had them done in less than an hour, and that includes baking time. They disappeared very quickly at the event I bought them too.
mmachado
Dec 12, 2012
When rolling the cookies in the nuts you do not have roll the cookies in the egg whites before rolling them in the nuts. the dough is so sticky that the nuts stick to the cookie dough really well.
Planting66
Dec 16, 2011
Absolutely delicious! :-) Extremely simple to make. I actually cooked the jam with the cookie instead of adding it afterward. Loved it! I would most likely double the recipe for double delight!
toni.m
Dec 10, 2010
This is my favorite recipe! Easy! Little time comsuming but EASY!
secretlovers
Mar 17, 2010
these are one of my very favorite cookies, and my hubbies ABSOLUTE favorite. The best jelly to use is currant.
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Tasty. I'll make them again.
This is a cookie that I often include on holiday cookie trays. They are easy to make and they are so pretty! I love using different flavors/colors of jelly and preserves to make an attractive preesentation. Instead of jelly or preserves, I sometimes pipe colored icing into the centers.
This recipe was easy! I had them done in less than an hour, and that includes baking time. They disappeared very quickly at the event I bought them too.
When rolling the cookies in the nuts you do not have roll the cookies in the egg whites before rolling them in the nuts. the dough is so sticky that the nuts stick to the cookie dough really well.
Absolutely delicious! :-) Extremely simple to make. I actually cooked the jam with the cookie instead of adding it afterward. Loved it! I would most likely double the recipe for double delight!
This is my favorite recipe! Easy! Little time comsuming but EASY!
these are one of my very favorite cookies, and my hubbies ABSOLUTE favorite. The best jelly to use is currant.
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