Thumb Print Cookies

Thumb Print Cookies are a basic cookie recipe that your kids will love to make with you. Especially when they get to stick their thumb in something.

You can substitute other ingredients for the jam, like chocolate kisses, dried cherries or dates. You can also bake the cookies without anything in the thumb print and fill with icing after they cool.
Try adding green food color to the dough for Christmas or Red and Yellow food coloring to make them orange for Halloween.

Thumb Print Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 – cup margarine
2/3 – cup sugar
2 – teaspoons vanilla
1 – egg
2 – cups flour
1/2 – teaspoon baking powder
3/4 – cup red jelly preserves

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Beat margarine and sugar together until fluffy; add vanilla and egg and beat well.
Stir in flour and baking powder.
Roll into balls and press thumb into the middle of the cookie, fill with jelly.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Cookie Tip:

Chilling the dough about 20 minutes before rolling into balls helps working with sticky dough.
Dipping your finger into flour or water before making the print helps also.

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