BUTTER COOKIES (SWEDISH)
Yum! These are the perfect thumbprint cookies. The dough is buttery and barely sweet; similar to a shortbread thumbprint cookie. Filling the well with your favorite sweet jam is what adds sweetness to the cookies. Not only are these delicious, but they're also easy enough to make so the kids can help prepare them. We used...
Provided by Wendy Levier
Categories Cookies
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 400 or 375 convection. Lightly butter cookie trays with aluminum lining.
- 2. Cream butter well. Add sugar and cream well again.
- 3. Add egg and vanilla. Cream once more.
- 4. Wisk flour and baking powder together briefly (or sift).
- 5. Add flour mix to butter mix gradually.
- 6. Combine until you have a smooth dough.
- 7. Form into small balls.
- 8. Press balls down with either thumb or thimble to make a nice dent in the middle of each. Dip finger or thimble in flour when needed for a clean release.
- 9. Fill each dent with a jelly, colored sugar or candied fruit of your choice. Grape jelly, strawberry jelly and apricot are favorites.
- 10. Bake for 8 to 10 min until lightly browned then move to cooling rack.
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