Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients: 2¼ cups (11¼ ounces/319 grams), all-purpose flour; ¾ teaspoon, table salt; ½ teaspoon, baking soda; ¼ teaspoon, baking powder; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; ⅔ cup (4⅔ ounces/132 grams), sugar, plus ⅓ cup for rolling; 3 ounces (85 grams), cream cheese, softened; 1 , large egg; 1½ teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 cup seedless jam or, recipe, chilled

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By Amanda Luchtel ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2023

Indenting thumbprint cookies with your thumb is one way to do it; we found a more consistent method.

SERVES Makes 36 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 20 minutes cooling

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