Spice 'n' nut thumbprints

24 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter,
Softened
½ cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1¾ cup All-purpose flour
½ cup Finely ground pecans or
Almonds
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ cup Jam, such as strawberry,
Raspberry, or peach

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. cream butter & sugar in lg mixer bowl until light & fluffy. Beat in egg & vanilla. Add ½ of flour; mix well. Add remaining flour, nuts & cinnamon; mix well. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place 1" apart on unbuttered cookie sheets. Lightly press center of each ball with thumb, or the handle of a wooden spoon, leaving cup-like indention. Fill each indention w/ about ¼ ts jam. Bake 18 min. or until lightly browned around edges. Transfer to wire racks; cool completely. ~-

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