Simple + Delicious

If Buby could have just one treat for the rest of his life, he'd declare a toss up between the Gooey Thumbprints we baked this afternoon and Kitty's Hamantaschen. They are basically the same cookie.


We discovered this recipe in a book called Sesame Street Baking With Kids. I may have posted it before. I use organic sweet cream butter sticks and Polaner All-Fruit jelly in three flavors: raspberry, apricot and strawberry. The cookie dough is so yummy!



Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour



Directions:
1) Beat the butter, powdered sugar, brown sugar and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add the egg; beat until well blended.


2) Add the flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Refrigerate the dough for at least an hour or until firm.


3) Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.


4) Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.


5) Press the center of each ball with your thumb. Fill the depression with a heaping 1/4 teaspoon jam.


6) Bake for 25 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are light golden brown. Cool on the cookie sheets for 1 minute and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.


Makes about 3 dozen cookies.