Thumbprint Cookies

These thumbprint cookies are baked with crisp walnuts and filled with your favorite jam for a delicious year-round treat or Christmas cookie platter.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 94 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 large egg, separated, divided
• ⅔ cup any flavor fruit jam

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets and set aside. Whisk egg white in a small bowl.

Step 2

Cream butter, sugar, and egg yolk in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add flour, vanilla, and salt; mix well.

Step 3

Scoop dough into golf ball-sized balls. Roll in egg white, then in walnuts. Place 2-inches apart on the cookie sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly puffed, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Remove cookies from the oven. Use your thumb to dent the center of each cookie, then fill with jam.

Step 6

Return to the oven and bake until cookies are set, about 8 minutes.