{"id":2154,"date":"2009-12-16T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glutenfreeislife.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/16\/cookie-a-day-day-12-thumbprint-cookies\/"},"modified":"2009-12-16T07:00:41","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T11:00:41","slug":"cookie-a-day-day-12-thumbprint-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2154","title":{"rendered":"Cookie-A-Day- Day 12: Thumbprint Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my all-time favorites, the Thumbprint Cookie.&nbsp; I loved to make these as a child.&nbsp; I loved to press my thumb down into the middle of the cookie.&nbsp; Filling a warm cookie with jelly or jam and a glass of ice cold milk made the best bedtime snack.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>This year I am adding a healthy twist to the Thumbprint Cookies &#8211; I am replacing the walnuts (not that they aren&#8217;t healthy) with flaxseed meal.&nbsp; I saw a recipe on Eating Well called &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/recipes\/fig_flax_thumbprints.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fig &amp; Flax Thumbprint Cookies&#8221;,<\/a> so I decided to add the flax twist to my own.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Here is my traditional recipe:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3227\/3136713914_73b96a608f.jpg?v=0\"> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Thumbprint Cookies<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup softened butter or margarine<br \/>1\/2 cup shortening<br \/>1\/2 cup brown sugar (packed)<br \/>2 eggs, separated<br \/>1 tsp vanilla<br \/>2 cups flour (gluten-free flour mix &#8211; Bette Hagman&#8217;s)<br \/>1 or 2 tsps xanthan gum<br \/>1\/2 tsp salt<br \/>1 1\/2 cups finely chopped nuts<br \/>Your favorite jellies \/ jams <\/p>\n<p>Heat oven to 350. Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Work in flour, xanthan gum, and salt until dough holds together. Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls. <\/p>\n<p>Beat egg whites slightly. Dip each ball into egg white, then roll in chopped nuts. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet. Press thumb deeply into center of each. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from baking sheet; cool. 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