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Cherry Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Buttery shortbread with a delicious cherry filling.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- ½ cup Sugar
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- Cherry Pie Filling
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1-2 teaspoon Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Mix in flour (dough will look crumbly).
- Roll dough into round balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Make thumbprints in each dough ball and fill with your a cherry from the pie filling.
- Bake for 15 mins until edges start to get lightly brown and cookie sets up.
- Allow to cool on cookie sheet for 15 minuutes.
- Mix powdered sugar with milk to make a thick glaze.
- Place in corner of zipper bag and clip corner to pipe.
- Pipe perpendicular lines accross cookie to decorate.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 8mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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Picture shows vanilla extract. But its not in the recipe, is it forgotten?
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