Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Thumbprint Cookies
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup jam
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions:

  1. Let butter soften in a mixing bowl-add sugar and almond extract. Cream thoroughly.
  2. Add yolk and beat well.
  3. Add flour and blend (add a bit more if necessary, dough shouldn't be sticky).
  4. Shape into 1 inch balls.
  5. Roll balls in egg white and into chopped pecans. Place on a cookie sheet.
  6. Press thumb into each ball-making a wide imprint in each cookie.
  7. Fill imprints with jam.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Makes 2 dozen small or 1 dozen large cookies.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 998.09 Kcal (4179 kJ)
Calories from fat 576.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 64.01g 98%
Cholesterol 122.67mg 41%
Sodium 1147.21mg 48%
Potassium 302.17mg 6%
Total Carbs 99.18g 33%
Sugars 38.37g 153%
Dietary Fiber 8.57g 34%
Protein 11.06g 22%
Vitamin C 3.9mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 4.4mg 25%
Calcium 206.7mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 457.04 Kcal (1914 kJ)
Calories from fat 263.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.31g 98%
Cholesterol 56.17mg 41%
Sodium 525.32mg 48%
Potassium 138.37mg 6%
Total Carbs 45.41g 33%
Sugars 17.57g 153%
Dietary Fiber 3.92g 34%
Protein 5.07g 22%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 2mg 25%
Calcium 94.7mg 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.5
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top