Jam Thumbprint Cookies

Recipe courtesy Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 2002

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Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
32 cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 30 min
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 2 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

3/4 pound (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
7 ounces sweetened flaked coconut
Raspberry and/or apricot jam

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until they are just combined and then add the vanilla. Separately, sift together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Dump on a floured board and roll together into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.

Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (If you have a scale they should each weigh 1 ounce.) Dip each ball into the egg wash and then roll it in coconut. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and press a light indentation into the top of each with your finger. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the coconut is a golden brown. Cool and serve.

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YANE hialeah, FL 11-12-2009
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Yummy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These are my favorite cookies ever. They are a real croud pleaser. Even if people say they dont like coconut, they still like... them. I love them with Raspberry Jam. I have also tried Blackberry Jam and come out really good. What I do most of the time is make the dough, form the cookie, then cool them. If you cool them too long, the dough gets to hard to form them. I'm about to bake some now!!!Read more
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Angela Paramus, NJ 11-04-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe exactly as shown and the cookies came out delicious! Everyone who tried them couldn't believe I made... them. The were just perfect. Thank you Ina!Read more
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null null, null 08-31-2009
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Yummm
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

These cookies were delicious, though I did make some changes. I added a bit of the eggwash mixture to the dough, because it... was a bit too dry/crumbly to roll into balls. I also didnt coat them in coconut because my family doesnt like it. They turned out great though, I filled them with my home made blackberry jam and they were a hit. Read more
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Abbie San Francisco, CA 08-10-2009
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No one can resist!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love to bake but unfortunately my husband does not have a sweet tooth. Cookies, brownies cakes, all go uneaten at our... house. The only cookie my husband asks for and eats all of is this one! I think that says a lot. I am making them again for our anniversay today!!Read more
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Emilia Ooltewah, TN 08-07-2009
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Easiest and Best Cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I am not a good baker, but these cookies came out so great! I followed Ina's exact recipe and the dough was perfect and so... were the cookies. My 5-year-old daughter and I had so much fun baking these that they will now become our tradition. And the house smelled so great!Read more
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Tina pacoima, CA 04-04-2009
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Seriously, my Favorite cookie!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made these cookies last Christmas for the first time, they are some of the BEST cookies I've ever baked or eaten, I had one... brother that didn't care for them too much.....But what does he know! Despite the hard to work with dough, Im getting ready to make them for my family's Easter celebration. They have an almost nest-like look to them, and I think my brother might even love them the second time around! Thanks Ina for all of your wonderful recipes!Read more