Cookies, Christmas Thumbprints
A recipe for Christmas thumbprint cookies. Delicious and buttery with nuts and jam.
Servings: 3 Dozen
Equipment
- 2 baking sheets
- 1 stand or hand mixer
- 1 bowl, large
- small spoon for jam
- measuring cups, spoons
Ingredients
- 8 ounce cream cheese (softened)
- 3/4 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup ground nuts (pecans, walnuts or coconut)
- 1 cup fruit preserves or jam (or red and green maraschino cherries cut in half)
Instructions
- Note: This dough requires 30 minutes in refrigerator before rolling. Also soften cream cheese and butter before mixing.
- Cream together softened cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and beat until well blended. Add vanilla.
- Add flour and baking soda and mix well.
- Fold in nuts or coconut.
- Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven @ 350
- Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape each cookie into a ball about 1 inch round. Press thumb in each ball and fill cookie sheets with cookies.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes until lightly browned. Remove sheets from oven and immediately fill center of each cookie with jam or 1/2 of a cherry.
- Remove cookies to rack for cooling.
Pamela Rose Williams, Founder of Christianity Every Day, is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her husband, Dr. Michael L. Williams have served in Christian ministry since 2001. She has Master of Ministry in Biblical Counseling and Bachelor’s in Christian Education degrees. Most of her time is spent as a professional editor and writer, working with many Christian authors and artists. She also uses her extensive experience in information technology providing Christ-centered teaching tools and resources for people all over the world. To learn more about Pamela visit her About page.
