Cranberry Thumbprints

9 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • About 2/3 cup cranberry sauce, drained
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup pecan pieces

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 350°. Whirl sauce in a food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds; set aside.
  2. 2
    Beat butter and sugar together in the bowl of a standing mixer until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Add flour, spices, and salt, then mix on low speed until blended, scraping inside of bowl as needed. Stir in pecans.
  3. 3
    Form dough into 1 1/2-in balls and set 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Use your thumb to press a well into center of each cookie. Spoon about 3/4 tsp. cranberry sauce into each well.
  4. 4
    Bake cookies until light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on baking sheet.
  5. 5
    Note: Nutritional analysis is per cookie.

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