Free Recipe Virginia Sauer s Thumbprint Cookies
Recipe Type: Free Recipes
Recipe Preparation: bake
Cooking Ingredients for Virginia Sauer s Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
2 c Sifted all-purpose flour
1-1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1-1/2 Sticks; (12 tablespoons)
-unsalted butter
2/3 c Light brown sugar; firmly
-packed
1/3 c Light corn syrup; (e. g.,
-Karo)
2 lg Eggs; (1 whole, and 1
-separated)
1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract
3 tb Whole milk or cream
1 Egg white
2 tb Water
1-1/2 c (6 ounces) finely chopped
-pecans
Strawberry or raspberry jam
Virginia Sauer s Thumbprint Cookies Preparation
This was originally posted by Virginia Sauer and is wonderful. (The red filling makes these look pretty and appropriate at Christmas time. Kids love to make them.) ~- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. ~- Cream butter with sugar until soft and fluffy. ~- Add corn syrup, whole egg, extra egg yolk, and vanilla. Blend thoroughly. ~- Add reserved sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Continue mixing until smooth. ~- Cover bowl with clear plastic wrap and refrigerate for about two hours. ~- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. ~- Pour extra egg white and water into shallow bowl. Beat together with wire whisk or fork until smooth and syrupy. ~- Pour nuts into another shallow bowl. ~- Roll dough into approximately 72 1-inch balls. ~- Dip each ball into egg white mixture, then roll in chopped nuts. Place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. ~- Bake 5 minutes. ~- Remove from oven. Using your thumb (or a thimble, for Thimble Cookies), make a depression in the center of each cookie. Fill with jam. ~- Bake 10 minutes longer. ~- Cool on wire racks. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Mary Hathaway <paraducks1@JUNO.COM> on Mar 9, 1998
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Recipe Serves: 1
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