Strawberry Thumbprints

Name: Strawberry Thumbprints
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter, Softened; 2/3 cups Sugar; 2 teaspoons Strawberry Flavored Gelatin; 1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract; 1/4 cups Fresh Strawberries, Chopped; 1-1/4 cup Flour; 1 cup Vanilla Candy Melts

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Butter, Softened
2/3 cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Strawberry Flavored Gelatin
1/2 teaspoons Almond Extract
1/4 cups Fresh Strawberries, Chopped
1-1/4 cup Flour
1 cup Vanilla Candy Melts

Directions

1

Combine butter, sugar, gelatin and extract in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed until creamy. Gently mix in strawberries. Carefully beat in flour, scraping bowl until dough is well mixed.
2

Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.
3

Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared cookies sheets, about 1 inch apart. Using your thumb or the back of a teaspoon, make indentations into each cookie. Bake in preheated oven for 14 minutes. Remove and place one vanilla wafer into each indentation.
4

Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a cooling rack.