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Prep Time: 105 Minutes Cook Time: 105 Minutes |
Ready In: 210 Minutes Servings: 3 |
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Thumbprint cookies are a holiday classic, and we've tripled their appeal by forming each cookie into a tiny trio that showcases three jewel-toned jams. Each one is like a miniature holiday ornament. Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon salt |
2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened |
1 cup sugar |
1 large egg |
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
about 2 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam |
about 2 tablespoons apricot preserves |
about 2 tablespoons strawberry preserves |
Directions:
1. Make dough: Whisk together flour and salt. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until very pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes, then beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches just until a dough forms. Divide dough in half and form each piece into a 6-inch disk, then chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
2. Assemble and bake cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Roll 3 separate level teaspoons of dough each into a ball, then flatten each ball slightly (to 1 inch wide and less than 1/2 inch thick). Arrange them in a triangle on baking sheet with edges touching in center, then make a deep indentation in center of each round with wooden spoon handle. Make more cookies, arranging them 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
4. Fill indentations in each cookie with about 1/88 teaspoon jam (each cookie should have 3 different fillings), avoiding any large pieces of fruit.
5. Bake until cookies are baked through and golden-brown on edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
6. Bake more batches on cooled baking sheets lined with fresh parchment.
7. Cook's notes: · Dough can be chilled up to 2 days. · Cookies keep, layered between sheets of parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.
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