Apricot Walnut Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Apricot Walnut Thumbprint Cookies
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 tsp (10 mL) finely grated orange zest; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1 egg, separated; ¾ cup (185 mL) walnut crumbs (finely chopped walnut pieces); 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup (125 mL) packed light brown sugar; ⅓ cup (80 mL) apricot jam

Preparation info

Makes about
3 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

My mom used to make thumbprint cookies dipped in walnut crumbs every Christmas, and these remind me very much of my childhood.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (125

Vegetarian
Cookies
Christmas

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
By hand, with electric beaters, or using a standup mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg yolk, zest, and va