Thumbprint Cookies II Recipe
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Thumbprint Cookies II

By: Kathleen Dickerson 
"Small, delicious cookies with a small indentation filled with jam or preserves. Use your favorite nuts to coat the cookies."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (18)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 203 | Total Fat: 13.6g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by Cindy   view full review
This is the exact recipe we used growing up. only instead of putting them in the oven and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2005 by RUBY2   view full review
I made these with a child and she decided to skip the egg white/nut step. I added an extra...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by Christine M   view full review
I make these all the time and they are easy and come out great - not sure why some people seem...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by LYTHA   view full review
Yea! This is the same recipe my mother used to make when I was little! Fantastic cookie, looks...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2007 by CECOJR Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I was hesitant at first from the other reviews. I made these and they turned out great. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2004 by BILLBURNETT   view full review
This is a better recipe that one I have used for years. I did bake these cookies a bit longer,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2004 by KATERINAJB   view full review
Not sure what went wrong, since I followed the recipe exactly for as long as I could, but this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2009 by tica_nan   view full review
cookies were not cooked thru added time more than once >> then checked other recipes and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2006 by ARCTICAMY   view full review
The dough tasted good raw, but during the baking process, I saw my cookies turn to a dripping...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2005 by PEZGIRL6   view full review
Thanks alot..now I have to slave in the kitchen and make more of these delicious cookies;)

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