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    Thumbprint Cookie Recipes

    Old fashioned, shortbread or with nuts, our classic thumbprint cookie recipes just can’t be matched! Fill you and your guests up with these recipes.

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    How to Make Red Velvet Cookies for Your Holiday Cookie Plate

    With their cream cheese filling and coat of sugar, colorful red velvet cookies are a fun twist on the classic thumbprint cookie.
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    Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies

    These festive sugar-coated red velvet cookies are perfect for Christmas. They're just as delicious as...

    Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

    Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies taste just like it with...

    Baklava Thumbprint Cookies

    The topping on my sister-in-law's peach cobbler was so delicious that I asked for the...

    Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

    These look so pretty at Christmas on a tea table with other decorated cookies. They...

    Holiday Thumbprint Cookies

    Speckled with chopped nuts and topped with a candied cherry, these tender cookies will disappear...

    Apricot Thumbprints

    Each dimpled delight holds a dab of apricot preserves—or whatever jam or jelly your family...

    Chocolate-Almond Thumbprints

    With a piped chocolate center, these special-looking thumbprints are almost too pretty to eat. The...

    Raspberry Pistachio Thumbprints

    Thumbprint cookies are a Christmas classic, and I especially like my updated version with pistachios....

    Raspberry Thumbprints

    Berry jam really complements these tender, buttery treats rolled in nuts. With a ruby-red center,...

    German Chocolate Thumbprints

    “These make a pretty holiday presentation if they are placed in red or gold foil...

    Nutty Shortbread Cookies

    My husband and I like the buttery flavor of shortbread cookies and have tweaked recipes...

    White Chocolate Raspberry Cookies

    Featuring my family's favorite combination of white chocolate and raspberry, this cookie wins the hearts...

    Chocolate Chip & Cookie Butter Thumbprints

    I wanted to make a more festive version of chocolate chip cookies for the holidays....

    Peanut Butter Pie Cookies

    I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, but my favorite—peanut butter pie—is tough...

    Coconut-Almond Fudge Cups

    With a coconut filling, the flavor of these fudgy bites is reminiscent of a favorite...

    Fudge-Filled Toffee Cookies

    I combined three recipes to come up with these crisp cookies topped with a sweet...

    Chocolate Cherry Cookies

    A juicy maraschino cherry peeks out from under a creamy frosting in this chocolate cookie....

    Noel Cookie Gems

    From Exeter, California, Patsy Noel pens, "I found these cookies when my husband and I...

    Swedish Pecan Butter Cookies

    Among our large family's Christmas Eve traditions is enjoying these delectable cookies-one of the 20...

    No-Bake Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprints

    Years ago, a friend gave me a recipe for chocolate peanut treats that didn't require...

    Raspberry-Almond Thumbprint Cookies

    These crisp, buttery thumbprints have a hint of almond and a touch of sweetness from...
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    Coconut Key Lime Thumbprints

    This is the cookie recipe I created for the Las Vegas World Food Championships 2013....