Prickly Pear Thumbprint Cookies
Another delicious way to use your prickly pear jelly!
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box Krusteaz butter vanilla sugar cookie mix
- 1 egg according to cookie mix instructions
- 1 stick salted butter softened; according to cookie mix instructions
- 1/4 C white sugar to roll dough in
- 1/3 C prickly pear jelly
Instructions
- Combine cookie mix, egg, and salted butter. Mix until fully incorporated/smooth.
- Chill for 30 minutes. This will make the dough less sticky to handle.
- Place sugar in a small bowl.
- Scoop 1 T sized balls, roll until round, and then roll them in sugar until coated. Set on a parchment lined cookie sheet(s) 2 inches apart.
- Press an indent in the top of your cookie with your thumb to almost make a bowl shape.
- Chill for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- In a bowl, microwave jam for 10 seconds or until jelly is stir-able.
- Spoon jelly into the indent of the cookies. Don't overfill, just to the top.
- Bake for 11 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
- Enjoy!