Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2005

This is a great cookie for holiday cookie swaps - I bring it every year!

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2005

Bland and floury texture not much taste except for the jelly. I love cream cheese and thought this would make the cookie more shortbread. I quess I like my cookies a bit sweeter and not like cardborad. I will try another thumb print receipeand use as my basic cookie dough. I will not make this again and will remove from my receipe box.

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sassycents

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2005

Like some of the reviewers said, these cookies are rather bland and more like shortbread texture. It made a huge batch of large size cookies. My daughter said she would like the cookies if they had more filling. The recipe itself is good. It is just not pleasing my taste.

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2005

A very nice, quick and simple, moist cookie that can be baked with any filling you desire.

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HAILBUZZY

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Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2005

Wonderful!

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Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2005

These are very good and a nice addition to a holiday cookie tray. I filled some of the cookies with seedless raspberry jam and some with apricot jam. I'm rating this recipe a "4" because I've had other cookies I like better than these, but these are good and I will probably make them again around the holidays.

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TOOKEC

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2004

Made these for Christmas. I doubled the creamcheese like one other reviewer. Everyone said they tasted like bakery cookies, and they looked like bakery cookies, too. I don't even have a quality cookie sheet and the bottoms were perfect. I used strawberry preserves for half and orange marmalade for the other half. I did not garnish with powdered sugar. The jewel tones of the filling were pretty enough. Probably the best cookies I have ever made. This recipe definitely made me look like a good baker. Thanks.

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2004

Good texture but no taste. I will not make this again. Jelly is appropriate as it is more like a biscuit than I wanted.

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2004

These cookies are so very tasty. I like the convenience of being able to prepare the dough one day ahead and then baking when I have more time the next day. The dough was very easy to work with, and the cookies looked so pretty. You can sprinkle the powdered sugar very generously, because it will melt into the jam and look very pretty on your plate.

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LIDOK

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2004

These were pretty good - it made a really big batch. I preferred strawberry jam instead of the apricot.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2004

i found these turned out ten times etter than the cookies i tried last year. these have a wonderful taste and can be made to suit anyones tastes as far as the filling goes. thanks for sharing!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2004

I am giving this recipe a 5, they are the best. So flavorful and tender. I used all kinds of jelly and marmalade, oh so pretty. I dusted each one with 10X sugar and they look wonderful. My husband asked for a cookie with jelly in the middle like "Mom" used to make and I found it! He was instantly transported to childhood. I will make these again and again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2004

I have made these cookies for 2 yrs now for my annual cookie exchange. Everyone from kids to adults love them and they always turn out wonderfully soft and keep for awhile.

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2004

Amazing! I made a mistake and doubled the cream cheese and they actually turned out even better! Moist and delicious! Try using tart preserves; it offsets the sweetness of the cookie and gives it a nice kick. My new favourite!

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2004

Awesome cookies! We pretty much followed the recipe, but made two changes. We left out the lemon zest (personal preference), and we followed other reviewer's advice by rolling the dough in powdered sugar before baking. We used raspberry, boysenberry and apricot jam, and we also put chocolate chips in the middle - minus the jam, and all were wonderful. And when they say it makes 7 dozen cookies, they are NOT kidding. Great recipe...thanks Mellan!

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2004

These cookies are truly addictive! Even my Hubby who only eats chocolate chip cookies loves these! Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2004

This cookie is not very tasty. It's quite bland and tastes like shortbread. I thought it was going to be crispy and sweet. I wouldn't make this again.

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2003

These cookies are very good. I forgot to add almond & vanilla extracts but they were still tasty. We did roll in powdered sugar & some in coconut before baking. We used alot of homemade apricot & strawberry jam in these & we found out if you use too much, there's more on the sheet than in the cookie after baking. Next time we'll try pie filling for the center(s).

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Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2003

These were a hit and a beautiful addition to my cookie tray! My Dad said these were the best thumbprints he ever had (must be the cream cheese!). What a nice fun dough to work too with even if it was a little sticky (I wet my hands as others suggested when rolling). I halved the recipe and found even when I rolled very small balls I still got many nice sized cookies since they puffed while baking. My only change was to roll the dough balls in finely chopped pecans before pressing in the circle because the first batch just looked too plain. I will definitely be making these babies again! Thanks!

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