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Snowflakes drift gently down
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all silent white
and in that silence
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I think of you and wonder..
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do you have arms to hold you
… a friend’s shoulder to lean on?
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Sending a little box filled with heartfelt sugar kisses are such a thoughtful gesture for loved ones or friends.
When one has a surfeit of jam in the kitchen, these little Heart Thimble Cookies { or Thumbprint Cookies } would make a lovely hostess gift as well.
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I was delighted to find this recipe.. after all
how can you go wrong when a recipe requires only four ingredients.. and a smidgen of jam?
EasyPeasy!
My favorite were the cookies filled with Apricot Jam but the Carrot Cake Jam was a close second!
Heart Thimble Cookies
Cook time
Total time
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup jam
Instructions
- In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip butter, sugar and almond extract together until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer to low and slowly mix in the flour.
- Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
- Remove and form 1" balls, softening somewhat with your hands. Press your index finger to shape one side of the heart and turn 45 degrees the opposite direction to press the other half. Use your thumb to form the pointed end of the heart. The cookie will be round, quick thick with a deep heart impression in the center.
- Add jam until it fills the cookie heart. Refrigerate an additional 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Bake the cookies straight from the fridge for 14 minutes or until only lightly browned.
- Adapted from Land O' Lakes Thumprint Cookie
Your recipes are always a delight! With the holidays coming I am planning my cookie baking already, and I think these might have to be added to the list! 😉 Thanks Barbara – have a nice weekend!
They’re so pretty, Cathy, a little fussy with making the hearts but worth it. I think I’ll make them at Valentine’s too with red jam:)
Do you have snow already?
We’ve had one good heavy snowfall, Misky, followed by melting and then it snowed again on Friday morning, lighter, prettier snow. It’s hear to stay until the next Chinook wind! xx
Your food is always so beautiful.
Thanks, Sharyn!
It’s so calm and snowy here, Smidge! I’ve been up since dawn and had a similar thought – if you’re up early on a Saturday, you might as well make cookies!
You have the same snow:D Before dawn sounds so early, Ksenia, but it’s a great creative time, isn’t it? xx
Love this! And the simplicity of the recipe and the flavors…almond and your apricot(?) jam, just perfect and beautiful as always. 🙂
The colors in the two are almost identical, Betsy. The carrot cake jam is a wee bit darker and has flecks in it. I liked the sparkle of the Apricot jam:) And thanks so much!xx
The cookies look lovely!! beautiful post.
Thanks, Jo Ann:)
What beautiful little cookies!
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So sweet…an all-around good feeling to be snuggled with love inside from the cold 🙂
Thanks, Linda, the gal I wanted to give these to is out of town:( But I will freeze them and catch her another day!
Oh, I just love how charmingly old-fashioned these cookies are. They take me back, they do.
This was such a lyrical post, and the photo of the horses in the snow is beautiful.
Thanks, Mar! They are so old fashioned, esp the name.. They call them Thumbprint, but I love Thimble. It reminds me of my gran’s sewing kit:)
I love that first image, Smidge. Where is it? Is it near where you live and was it taken recently? Is it really snowing so soon? I love the cookies and yes, they’d make an awesome hostess gift (or Christmas gift) xx
Hi, Charlie! This is the same photo as in another post long ago https://justasmidgen.com/2012/04/26/i-saw-god-today/ only then it was April and foggy out. I was so pleased with how this turned out, esp since I couldn’t get up close to them! xx
Homemade gifts are always the most appreciated.
🙂 Mandy xo
Oh, what sweet cookies Barbara. Love the photos.
As always, lovely pictures, Barb. These cookies were a childhood favorite with fresh homemade raspberry jam in the middle:) So glad to have a simple recipe for it…
I love these! I think I may even try to make the imprint look like a pumpkin and make them for a fall treat.
That would be so pretty!! I hadn’t even thought of that!!xx