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Cranberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Cranberry jam thumbprint cookies are the star on this second day in December! These little cuties melt in your mouth and the cranberry jam give a nice festive spin on an old classic! I use my own cranberry jam recipe but feel free to use whatever you like!

Cranberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies

melt in your mouth jam thumbprint cookies
Course Christmas Dessert, Christmas Snack, Cookies
Cuisine 25 Days of Cookies, American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter soft
  • cup powdered sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • cup AP flour
  • granulated sugar for rolling
  • cranberry jam for filling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Cream butter and powdered sugar
  • Add eggs
  • Add vanilla and almond extract
  • Slowly add flour
  • Roll dough into balls and then coat with granulated sugar
  • Make thumbprint in center of cookie and then fill with a dollop of cranberry jam
  • Bake for 15 minutes
Keyword 25 Days of Cookies, Cookies, cranberry jam thumbprint cookies, Jam Thumbprint Cookies