JELLY TOTS
About forty-two 1 ½-inch cookies

You may call these thimble cookies, deep-well cookies, or thumbprint cookies, but a rose by any other name…

Prepare the dough for:

  • Rolled Sugar Cookies

Roll the dough into a ball, wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes for easier handling.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease or line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Form the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll them in:

  • Sugar

Or, for a fancier cookie, roll in:

  • 1 egg white, slightly beaten

and then in:

  • 1 cup finely chopped toasted nuts

Place the cookies about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Depress the center of each cookie with your thumb and fill the centers of the cookies with:

  • About ¾ cup any flavor preserves or jam

using about 1 teaspoon per cookie. Bake until set, 12 to 15 minutes, switching racks and rotating the sheets halfway through. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes on the sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Own a physical copy? Find this recipe on page 784.

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