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Figgy Pudding Thumbprint Cookies offer a taste of homemade fig jam atop a soft classic cookie. Bite-sized treats for Christmas or anytime!
Welcome to Day 5 of #ChristmasCookieWeek recipe event and giveaway!
Thank you Ellen from Family Around the Table and Christie at A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting our Festive Foodies Christmas Cookies event December 3rd thru December 7th!
I got inspiration for today’s cookie from an advertisement for figgy pudding. Figgy pudding is actually a moist plum or fruit cake with English origins.
Figs are a Christmas time treat. I like experimenting with using seasonal favorite fruit in recipes.
Homemade fig jam fills the imprints on these cookies. Sweet, dried figs are reconstituted by boiling in sugar water to form a thick spread.
I also used this jam in a cake roll. But today we are here for the cookies!
Figgy Pudding Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg separated
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup figs, chopped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Combine figs, sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until figs are soft and syrup has formed. Whisk into thick jam. Set aside.
- Lightly beat egg whites, set aside.
- Cream together butter, shortening and brown sugar. Add yolk and vanilla.
- Work in flour and salt to form a dough.
- Divide dough into 24 balls. Dip in egg whites. Roll in nuts if desired.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and gently press your thumb on top to make a small indention. Fill with jam. Return to the oven for an additional 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on sheet a few minutes before transferring to rack to cool.
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Food for Thought…Do you make thumbprint cookies or jelly filled cookies? what is your favorite flavors of jelly? Do you use purchased or homemade jelly? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below!
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