Almond Thumbprint Cookies
2015-12-16 18:15:16
Serves 30
I enjoy baking cookies for the holidays. I tried a new recipe and it was a flop, I think it may have been our high altitude here in New Mexico, I have mentioned it before, but we are a mile high just like our neighboring state, Denver, Colorado. This recipe needed something to bind it, the first batch ended up in the trash, I thought I would try lemon flavored with raspberry, one of my favorite combinations. Well they went as flat as a pancake and tasted like furniture polish. Horrible, just horrible. So I started over using egg to help bind the dough and yes, perfection. I can't say how this recipe will perform at a lower altitude, but in high altitude they are PERFECT! Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas, Happy Baking. With Lots of Love, Cecelia
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
32 min
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Flour
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter (2 Sticks)
- 1 Egg beaten
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
Instructions
- Raspberry or Blackberry Seedless Jam
- Directions: In a large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar, egg and almond extract with electric mixer until all ingredients are fully incorporated, about 1 – 2 minutes. On low speed slowly add in the flour baking soda mixture. Once the dough is fully mixed, roll dough into 1 inch balls and gently press each ball with thumb making a round center hole for the jell. Spoon about ¼ teaspoon of jelly into each hole. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 10 – 12 minutes.
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Bon Appetit, Cecelia Dardanes
You don’t have the oven temp in the recipe.
Thank you Zachary, I have corrected that. I appreciate you bringing it to my attention. The temperature is 350 degrees F.
Any idea what adjustments to make for high altitude? Above 5000 feet? Perhaps add more flour? Mine turned out flat and tasted great, but didn’t look so great. I have not been able to find this cookie recipe for high altitude cooking, so thought you may know, thanks!