How to Make Thumbprint Cookies | Christmas Cookies

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with a similar texture.

jam or jelly

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: store-brand jam

Fruit preserves have less sugar and more fruit content.

chopped nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: oats

Seeds provide a nut-free option while maintaining crunch.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed and adds a caramel flavor.

Roll the dough into a log and cut it into eight big wedges.

Prepare a cookie sheet.

Create an indentation in the center of each wedge using your thumb or the back of a rolling pin.

Brush the rim of each cookie with egg white.

Dip the edges of each cookie in ground hazelnuts (optional).

Bake the cookies at 350°F until golden brown.

Check if the cookies are done; they should be golden brown on the edges and puffed up.

Reestablish the thumbprint if necessary after baking.

Fill half of the cookies with strawberry jam and the other half with holiday kisses (peppermint flavored).

If using chocolate kisses, return the cookies to the oven for about a minute to melt the chocolate.

Spoon jam generously into the center of each cookie.

Transfer the cookies to a serving platter and dust with powdered sugar.

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