Recipe: Lemon Thumbprint Cookies (using egg yolks)

LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

2 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon peel
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 cups flour
6 Tbsp. jam (any flavor)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 baking sheets. 

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in yolks, lemon peel and juice. Add flour slowly and beat till just blended. 

Gather dough together to bind and form into 1-inch balls. Place the balls on prepared baking sheets about 1-inch apart. Using your finger, make an indentation in center. 

Bake about 22 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately fill indentation with about 1/2 tsp. jam. Transfer to racks to cool. 

Store between sheets of waxed paper in air-tight containers.

Makes about 36 cookies
From: Gina,Fla, 09-19-2000

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