Best Pine Nut Thumbprints Recipes

PINE NUT-CHERRY THUMBPRINTS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield About 20 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 7-ounce tube almond paste
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg white
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup pine nuts
3 tablespoons cherry jam, large pieces chopped

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Break up the almond paste and put it in a large bowl. Add the confectioners' sugar, lemon zest and salt. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until the mixture looks like fine crumbs, about 1 minute. Increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat in the egg white until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour until just combined.
Scoop tablespoon-size balls of dough and roll in the pine nuts to coat. Arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared pan. Press a thin wooden spoon handle or chopstick into each ball to make a deep indentation in the center.
Bake until the cookies are set around the edges but still soft in the center, 22 to 26 minutes. Re-indent the cookies with the back of a small measuring spoon while still warm. Fill with the cherry jam. Let the cookies cool completely on the pans.

PINE NUT THUMBPRINTS

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Want to try a variation on the classic thumbprint cookie? Give my recipe a try. I use pine nuts, orange juice and marmalade to create a crunchy, citrusy holiday cookie that everyone likes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg yolk, room temperature
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon orange juice
3/4 cup finely chopped pine nuts
1/4 cup orange marmalade

Steps:

In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg yolk, lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Roll dough into 1-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, combine honey and orange juice. Dip balls into honey mixture, then roll in pine nuts. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Fill centers with orange marmalade; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 102 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 67mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.