Thumbprint Jewel Cookies
Ingredients List
- 1 cup - butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon - salt
- 2 - egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon - vanilla
- 3 cups - all-purpose flour
- Additional Domino® Granulated Sugar or Superfine Sugar, if desired
- Assorted jams and jellies
Instructions
Cream butter, sugar and salt in large bowl. Beat egg yolks and vanilla into creamed mixture until light and fluffy. Gradually stir flour into creamed mixture. Refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll chilled dough into 3/4-inch balls. If desired, roll each ball in sugar. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation for jam or jelly by pressing thumb gently into center of ball.
Bake at 375°F for 16 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store in airtight container. Before serving, fill indentations with desired jam or jelly.
Makes 6 to 7 dozen cookies.