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Reader’s Recipes: Evelyn’s Christmas Cookies
Reader's Recipes: Evelyn's Christmas Cookies --- buttery little jam thumbprint cookies perfect for the holidays and beyond! These easy shortbread cookies add a pop of color to your holiday collection.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 76 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla extract, I used vanilla paste because I love the little specks
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup currant jelly, use any jam or jelly you like
Instructions
- Set oven to 375F
- Cream butter and sugar until very light in color.
- Add the egg yolks and continue beating until mixture is fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla; gradually add the flour.
- To form cookies, pat 1 tablespoon dough at a time into a 1-inch diameter ball and place on lightly greased baking sheet. (I used a 1 inch diameter scoop to portion out the dough) With fingertip, make an indentation in the top of each cookie. Spoon currant jelly into each indentation.
- Bake cookies on middle rack of oven for about 8 minutes, or until edges turn a light golden brown.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
76kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
18mg
(6%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
10mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
129IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 76
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 76kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 10mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 129IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.