Thumbprint Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam
- 1/4 cup peach jam
- Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks and almond extract, beating until blended.
- Combine flour and salt; add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Cover and chill dough 1 hour.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Lightly beat egg whites. Dip each dough ball in egg white; roll in pecans. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press thumb in each dough ball to make an indentation.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets, and remove to wire racks to cool completely. Press centers again with thumb while cookies are still warm; fill center of each cookie with jam.
butter, sugar, eggs, almond, flour, salt, pecans, strawberry jam, peach
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/thumbprint-cookies-0 (may not work)