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Classic Thumbprints

Classic Thumbprints is built on Butter, Sugar, Vanilla, Flour, and Salt. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1/4 tsp

Method (preview)

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   Title: 1988 1st Place: Fay Kuhn’s Thumbprints

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   1. Beat together butter and sugar in a mixer bowl. Add vanilla and egg yolk. Mix well.

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   2. Mix flour and salt, add to butter mixture and mix well. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour.

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   Heat oven to 325 degrees.

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   Shape dough into 1-inch balls.

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   Beat egg white lightly in a small bowl.

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   Put nuts in another small bowl.

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   Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in nuts.

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   Put balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

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    Press thumb in the center of each to make an indentation.

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    4. Bake until light golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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    Fill indentation with a small amount of raspberry jam.

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    But when her mother retired, she started baking Christmas cookies,

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    Tribune annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 8, 1988