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Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1 large egg; 1 tablespoon water; 1/3 cup apricot or red raspberry preserves; Confectioners' sugar, optional

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Total Time

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

Makes

about 5 dozen

When I was four, Mom and I would don our aprons and I would pretend we were bakers named Marge and Betty. Though we dropped that routine, we still make Christmas cookies together every year. —Rebecca Little, Park Ridge, Illinois

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
1/3 cup apricot or red raspberry preserves
Confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in enough flour to form a smooth dough.
Preheat oven to 350°. Place coconut in a small bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk egg and water. Shape cookie dough into 1-in. balls; dip tops in egg mixture, then in coconut, pressing slightly to adhere. Place 1-1/2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, coconut side up.
Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Fill with preserves.
Bake 15-18 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. If desired, dust tops with confectioner's sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 82 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 43mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Jam Thumbprint Cookies

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