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Marcona Almond and Orange Thumbprint Cookies (Family Meals)

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Total time: 34 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 9 min • Serves: 48 • Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Marcona almonds (salted, with oil)

⅔ cup(s)

All-purpose flour

1¼ cup(s)

Ground ginger

½ tsp

Baking soda

½ tsp

Table salt

½ tsp

Sugar

⅓ cup(s)

Packed light brown sugar

¼ cup(s)

Unsalted butter

6 Tbsp, softened

Egg

1 large egg(s)

Almond extract

½ tsp

Orange marmalade

¼ cup(s), sweet variety or preserves

Instructions

1

Pulse almonds in food processor until finely chopped. Whisk together ¼ cup of almonds, the flour, ginger, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl; reserve remaining almonds in shallow bowl.

2

With electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg and almond extract; beat until mixed well. Reduce mixer speed to low. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Cover and refrigerate until dough is firm, at least 3 hours or up to overnight.

3

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

4

Scoop dough by teaspoonfuls and roll into 48 balls (about 9 gm each); gently roll in reserved chopped almonds until coated. Place about 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.

5

Bake 5 minutes. Remove pans from oven and, using end of wooden spoon, make small indentation in center of each cookie. Return cookies to oven and bake until lightly browned and set, about 4 minutes longer. Remove from oven and fill each cookie with ¼ teaspoon marmalade. Transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.

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Per serving: 1 cookie

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