SECRET TREAT THUMBPRINTS Pastry Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 sticks butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 egg yolks Filling Ingredients: 1 jar favorite jam or preserves, or 1 jar of maraschino cherries, or 1 package chocolate candy kisses Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Blend all of the pastry ingredients together. Break off walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll them into balls. Place the balls on a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball in the center. Fill the centers with jam, preserves, maraschino cherries or chocolate candy kisses. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. Makes about 36 cookies. |