Do your friends and family overload your pantry with homemade jams and jellies every year? Use it up the tasty way with these jam thumbprint cookies! Don't limit yourself to just strawberry with these jam drops--try any type of preserve that catches your fancy. The recipe for these delightful jam-filled cookies can be found on our bags of conventional and organic Unbleached White All Purpose Flour.

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups Unbleached White All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 cup Butter softened
2/3 cup Sugar plus extra for rolling (about 1/2 cup)
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup Strawberry Jam or other flavor

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or spray each with cooking spray.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder.
In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla until just combined. Slowly beat in dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll balls in extra sugar. Place on prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart. Press thumb gently into the center of each ball, about 1/2-inch deep. Fill each thumbprint with about 1/2 tsp jam.
Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool thumbprint jam cookies on baking sheets and enjoy.