Huckleberry Jam Thumbprints

Name: Huckleberry Jam Thumbprints
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup finely chopped pistachios; 1/2 cup huckleberry jam; Additional chopped pistachios and confectioners' sugar, optional

Total Time Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Yield about 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry, huckleberries are a sweet and tart fruit that grows in the northwest region of the U.S. These nutty and crunchy cookies are filled with gooey huckleberry jam. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pistachios
1/2 cup huckleberry jam
Additional chopped pistachios and confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add pistachios; mix well.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb; fill each with 1/2 teaspoon jam.
Bake until bottoms are light brown, 13-16 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. If desired, sprinkle with additional chopped pistachios and additional confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 105 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 70mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Often described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry, a huckleberry is a sweet-tart fruit that grows in the northwest region of the U.S. These nutty, crunchy cookies are filled with gooey huckleberry jam. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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