Thumbprint Cookies
Our favorite Christmas Cookie recipe passed down through generations! These are buttery, sweet and filled with chocolate or jam for the most delicious bite ever.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs separated
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- jelly & chocolate kisses for filling
Instructions
- Mix together butter and sugar with a hand beater. Add vanilla and egg yolks and mix to combine. In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt. Add to wet mixture and stir to combine. Cover dough in plastic wrap and cool in fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Beat egg whites in a bowl and fill another bowl with the crushed walnuts.
- Form dough into 1 inch balls and dip into egg whites then walnuts (optional).
- Place cookies on greased baking sheet and "thumbprint" each ball.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes. If using chocolate kisses, place in cookies about 1-2 minutes before taking out of the oven. If using jelly, place in cookies once they are removed from the oven.
- Place on cooling rack, let cool and enjoy.