Thumbprint Cookies and Snowball Cookies
These yummy xmas cookies are made out of same cookie dough, then after baking we will change them up!
Ingredients
2 sticks butter, softened 1 c. pecans, finely chopped
1/2 c. powdered sugar Thumbprints -
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/3 c. strawberry or raspberry preserves
2 1/4 c. flour Snowballs -
1/4 tsp. salt 1-2 c. powdered sugar (used for rolling the balls)
Preheat oven 400.
Sift together flour & salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture till blended, then stir in nuts. Cover; chill at least an hour.Now pinch off a little dough, enough to make a 1-2 in. ball. Roll the little balls in your hands & place on an ungreased cookie sheet. These cookies do not spread, so you an place several on a cookie sheet. Bake about 6-8 min, don't brown them!
While baking- lets do some prep work for our 2 cookies. In a bowl, put in the 1-2 cups of powdered sugar; set aside. And get your preserves, a teaspoon, and large wooden spoon for thumbprint cookies
indention.
Now the 2 cookie part: For snowballs- Take the little balls one at a time from the cookie sheet while they are still warm, roll around in the powdered sugar; set aside. For thumbprints- Leaving on cookie sheet & while still warm, take your wooden spoon and make small indention in the cookie; set aside & cool. Fill cooled cookies with preserve of choice.
Put both cookies on serving plate and just wait for the ooh's and ah's. These little cookies are so cute and festive! Cookies can be made ahead and put in freezer. Just don't fill the thumbprints till they are out of freezer. The snowballs will have to be rolled again after thawed.
This chick is loving the yummy, festive snowballs and thumbprint cookies!
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