Cardamon Fig Thumbprint Cookies
 
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Cardamom and fig make a flavorful combination in these whole wheat thumbprint cookies
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Recipe type: cookies
Serves: 35-40 cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all purpose flour, minus 1 tbsp
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 tbsp wheat germ
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanillas extract
  • ½ cup jam
Instructions
  1. Combine the flours, wheat germ, cardamom, baking soda, salt.
  2. Beat butter with sugar until creamy.
  3. Add the egg, vanilla and mix until combined.
  4. Fold in the dry ingredients.
  5. On a parchment lined baking tray, drop tablespoon of the dough leaving 1 inch of space between each dough ball.
  6. Press your thumb into the top center of each cookie, making a deep depression.
  7. Fill each depression with fig jam.
  8. Chill cookies for 1 hour before baking.
  9. Bake at 350°F until the edges just begin to brown, about 15 minutes.
  10. Let cool for 10 minutes on the tray then transfer to cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2016/06/09/cardamon-fig-thumbprint-cookies/