Apricot-Almond Thumbprints

Name: Apricot-Almond Thumbprints
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Makes about 6 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups butter, softened; ⅔ cup granulated sugar; ⅔ cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; 4 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ½ cups chopped sliced almonds; Parchment paper; ¾ cup apricot preserves

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3 Reviews

Filled with orange apricot preserves, these decorative Apricot-Almond Thumbprints are the perfect holiday treat for the table.

By Ben Mims

Recipe by Southern Living December 2013

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Credit: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Recipe Summary test

hands-on:

30 mins

total:

2 hrs

Yield:

Makes about 6 dozen

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
4 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups chopped sliced almonds
Parchment paper
¾ cup apricot preserves

Directions

Step 1
Beat first 5 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 to 5 minutes or until creamy. Add flour; beat just until blended.

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Step 2
Shape dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 Tbsp. per ball), and roll in almonds. Place 2 inches apart on 2 parchment paper lined-baking sheets. Press thumb or end of a wooden spoon into each ball, forming an indentation. Chill 20 minutes.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks, and cool 10 minutes. Spoon 1/2 tsp. apricot preserves into each indentation.

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Brandy

12/19/2016

Yummy cookies. I was worried about the dough being too dry so I used 1/2 cup less flour and they turned out fine.

cookiegirl

04/19/2014

I was so excited to make this recipe, but there something is terribly wrong with it. Followed recipe exactly. Dough was DRY, like bonemeal! I had to squeeze TIGHTLY to form balls. Then almonds would not adhere. Upon indentation with thumb, cookies fell apart. Short recipe and I have read over and over to figure out what I left out, like another cup of butter?Not an inexpensive recipe, very disappointed.

jruth1

01/05/2014

These are wonderful cookies; not too sweet and perfect with a cup of hot tea. Very pretty for gift baskets also. Froze very well also.

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