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Marcona almond and orange thumbprint cookies

3
Points® value
Total Time
3 hr 25 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
48
Difficulty
Moderate
These cookies are a wonderful combination of salty and sweet. They're a fabulous finish to any Spanish-inspired meal.

Ingredients

Marcona almonds

cup(s)

All-purpose flour

1¼ cup(s)

Baking soda

½ tsp(s)

Ground ginger

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Sugar

cup(s)

Packed light brown sugar

¼ cup(s)

Unsalted butter

6 tbsp(s), at room temperature

Egg

1 large

Almond extract

½ tsp(s)

Orange marmalade

cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Pulse almonds in a food processor until finely chopped (or chop by hand). In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup chopped almonds, flour, baking soda, ginger and salt; set aside remaining almonds in a shallow bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream both types of sugar and butter together. Add egg and almond extract; beat until fluffy. Beat in flour mixture until just combined. Chill mixture for several hours or up to overnight.
  4. Scoop out dough using a teaspoon measure and roll into balls; gently roll each dough ball in reserved chopped almonds. Place on prepared baking sheets and bake for 5 minutes. Remove pans from oven and using the end of a wooden spoon, press a small indentation in the center of each cookie. Return pans to oven and bake until lightly browned and set, about 4 to 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and fill each cookie with 1/4 teaspoon marmalade. Let cool. Yields 1 cookie per serving.

Notes

You can substitute plain almonds or even hazelnuts for the marcona almonds in this recipe. If you're not an orange marmalade fan, substitute your favorite jam (changes could affect Points value).