A buttery dough, rolled in coconut or finely ground walnuts or pecans, and finished with a thumbprint of jam, always a Christmas favorite.
Jam Thumbprints
Jam Thumbprint Cookies have long been a favorite holiday cookie.
This, like most thumbprint cookie recipes, is the same standard recipe with loads of butter and dabbed with dot of jam, but I love the addition of the coconut that Ina Garten uses. Not a common addition in the typical thumbprint, but I think it makes a big difference.
This cookie is a winner - give it a try!
Bake these on a plain, ungreased baking sheet. I used a silpat on the first batch and the cookies spread too much.
Here's what you'll need to make my Jam Thumbprints:
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Your favorite jam (strawberry, raspberry, apricot)
Whisk together the flour and salt in a small bowl. Cream the butter, add the sugar.
Blend. Add the vanilla.
Add the flour to the creamed butter about 1/4 cup at a time. Turn out onto a square of plastic wrap.
Wrap securely and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour coconut into a pie plate and prepare egg wash. Pull off sections of the dough and roll into 1-inch balls.
Dip in the egg wash, roll in the coconut and place them on baking sheets. I did my first batch on a Silpat but did the remaining batches using a plain, ungreased baking sheet instead and recommend that route instead.
Press a light indentation in the top of each ball with your finger.
Drop about 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indent.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown, rotating trays halfway through the cooking period. Remove from oven and let rest on cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Makes about 2-1/2 dozen, depending on how you roll them.
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