Thumb Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups softened margarine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • apple jam (strawberry is always a favorite) or jelly , of any flavor (strawberry is always a favorite)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Blend softened margarine and sugar in a mixer.
  3. Separate the egg whites out and blend the yolks into the mixture.
  4. Add the vanilla.
  5. Slowly add the flour until it forms a crumbly dough.
  6. DO NOT OVER-MIX!
  7. Without overhandling the dough, use your hands to roll it into small balls (about the size of walnuts).
  8. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
  9. Gently press your thumb into the center of the ball so that it flattens slightly with an indentation in the center.
  10. Fill each thumbprint with a small amount of jam or jelly (not a heaping amount or it will ooze out onto the baking sheet in the oven)!
  11. Bake for 10-15 minutes or before they are visibly golden-brown (they may even seem raw, still - they won't when they're cooled) Carefully transfer cookies to a cooling rack.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1074.53 Kcal (4499 kJ)
Calories from fat 597.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66.41g 102%
Cholesterol 93mg 31%
Sodium 1983.13mg 83%
Potassium 217.29mg 5%
Total Carbs 107.86g 36%
Sugars 19.69g 79%
Dietary Fiber 9.66g 39%
Protein 14.29g 29%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 6mg 33%
Calcium 274.1mg 27%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 446.85 Kcal (1871 kJ)
Calories from fat 248.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.62g 102%
Cholesterol 38.67mg 31%
Sodium 824.7mg 83%
Potassium 90.36mg 5%
Total Carbs 44.85g 36%
Sugars 8.19g 79%
Dietary Fiber 4.02g 39%
Protein 5.94g 29%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 2.5mg 33%
Calcium 114mg 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.2
    Points
  • 29
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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