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Thumbprint Cookies II

SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Dickerson

"Small, delicious cookies with a small indentation filled with jam or preserves. Use your favorite nuts to coat the cookies."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 14 stars. This recipe average a 3.8 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup apricot preserves

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. Separate egg, reserving egg white. Cream butter or margarine, sugar and egg yolk.
  3. Add vanilla, flour and salt, mixing well.
  4. Shape dough into balls. Roll in egg white, then nuts. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove cookies from oven. With thumb, dent each cookie. Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint. Bake for another 8 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by Christine M
I make these all the time and they are easy and come out great - not sure why some people seem... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by LYTHA
Yea! This is the same recipe my mother used to make when I was little! Fantastic cookie, looks... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by Cindy
This is the exact recipe we used growing up. only instead of putting them in the oven and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2005 by RUBY2
I made these with a child and she decided to skip the egg white/nut step. I added an extra... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2004 by BILLBURNETT
This is a better recipe that one I have used for years. I did bake these cookies a bit longer,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2007 by CECOJR
I was hesitant at first from the other reviews. I made these and they turned out great. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by DEBMCGONIGLE
Easy and very good. But after baking them at 300 for the specified time, they weren't done. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2006 by ARCTICAMY
The dough tasted good raw, but during the baking process, I saw my cookies turn to a dripping... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2005 by PEZGIRL6
Thanks alot..now I have to slave in the kitchen and make more of these delicious cookies;) MORE