Cookies ...
All-American Thumbprint Cookies
A seasonal favorite, buttery balls of dough are rolled in toasted nuts and filled with jam or preserves. These little gems get their name from the fact you use your "thumb" to make an indentation into each ball of dough for the jam. These are topped with a dab of Raspberry Jam or Apricot Preserves!
Holiday Fun Facts:
  • Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
  • Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
  • The 2009 White House Blue Room Christmas Tree is an 18 1/2-by-13-foot Douglas fir.
  • Mark Carr of New York started first Christmas tree retail lot in the United States, in 1851.
  • In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
  • Kwanzaa is celebrated fom December 26 to January 1 and involves seven principles called Nguzo Saba
  • Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorated the Christmas trees.
  • The world's first singing Christmas commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, 1926 for Wheaties cereal.
  • After "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens wrote one Christmas story each year, but none more successful.
  • "Wassail" comes from the Old Norse "ves heill"--to be of good health.
Due to the number of varieties, cookies will vary by recipient. Please consult the recipes on this site for information on ingredients.