Dessert for 24

Nutty Jam Thumbprints

Name: Nutty Jam Thumbprints
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups pecans; 1 cup unsalted butter; 2 tsp vanilla extract; confectioners' sugar (optional); 1/2 cup favorite jam

$1.56for 450 minServes 24

Buttery pecan cookies are shaped with thumbprint centers, filled with jam, and baked until lightly golden.

Photo: onceuponachef.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	6.75 oz	$4.72Typical price
	Butter$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Jelly or jam$0.16/oz typical	5.5 oz	$0.88Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.39

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

Eastern European Vegetarian Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.39 per serving$1.56 for 4

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Ingredients

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups pecans
1 cup unsalted butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
confectioners' sugar (optional)
1/2 cup favorite jam

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two baking sheets with butter.
Grind 1 cup pecans finely, then whisk them with the flour and salt.
Beat the butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla until smooth, then stir in the flour mixture.
Shape the dough into 24 balls, press a thumbprint into each one, and fill each center with jam.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are firm.
Cool the cookies for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.