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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:
  • Over 1.76 billion candy canes are produced during Christmas.
  • "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving but later became one of the most popular Christmas songs.
  • Six of the trees on display in the White House are live trees that will be planted after the holidays.
  • Two years before directing a "A Christmas Story," Bob Clark had a hit with "Porky's."
  • In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be good luck!
  • The Christmas tree can be traced back to the ancient Romans who decorated trees with small pieces of metal.
  • Holly berries are poisonous.
  • Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the company.
  • Thomas Nast found inspiration for his painting of Santa Claus from Clement C. Moore's "The Night Before Christmas."
  • In Japan, Santa is called "Santa no ojisan," which means "Uncle Santa."
Due to the number of varieties, cookies will vary by recipient. Please consult the recipes on this site for information on ingredients.