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Jam Thumbprint Cookies

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
Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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  • Total Time
    Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min./batch
  • Makes
    about 5 dozen
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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.
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