Nutty Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Nutty Jam Thumbprint Cookies ... Celebrate Mother's Day in a special way with these delicious nutty cookies. These thumbprint cookies are made with a soft cookie dough, formed into balls, rolled in nuts and filled with jam. Perfect to make any occasion special!

Happy Mother's Day!

Nutty Jam Thumbprint Cookies
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Makes : 18 cookies


Ingredients :

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp.  vanilla essence
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup peanuts or any nuts, coarsely chopped
• Strawberry jam, as required

Method :

• Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy.
• Add egg and vanilla essence, beat well until combined.
• Add sifted flour and beat just until combined.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of mixture into peanuts. Roll into balls.
• Place on baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches space between each cookie.
• Press thumb or end of a wooden spoon into center of each cookie to make an indentation / well, do not press all the way to the cookie sheet.
• Using a teaspoon, fill each indentation / well with little jam, being careful not to overfill.
• Bake for 12 - 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. 
• Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely. 

Notes :

• The dough will be quite soft. If it is too soft to make balls, refrigerate for few minutes until firm enough to handle.
• Leave plenty of room between each unbaked cookie as they will spread out a bit as they bake.
• Use your favorite nuts and jam for the coating and filling.
• These cookies are good even without jam.
• Jam filled cookies can be stored for a couple of days while the plain cookies for about a week.

Recipe adapted from : Cherry Nut Biscuits

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