Recipe - Raspberry Pecan Thumbprints

2 cup Allpurpose flour
1 cup Pecan pieces, finely
Chopped, divided
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter, softened
One half cup Packed lt. brown sugar
2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/3 cup Seedless raspberry jam

PREHEAT oven to 350 F. Combine flour, One half cup pecans, cinnamon, allspice
and salt in medium bowl.

BEAT butter in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.
Gradually beat in sugar; increase speed to high and beat until light and
fluffy. Beat in vanilla until blended. Beat in flour mixture at low speed
just until blended.

FORM dough into 1inch balls; flatten slightly and place on ungreased
cookie sheets. Press down with thumb in center of each ball to form
indentation. Pinch together any cracks in dough.

FILL each indentation with scant One half teaspoon jam. Sprinkle filled cookies
with remaining One half cup pecans.

BAKE 14 minutes or until just set. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 5
minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight
container at room temperature. Cookies are best day after baking.

Makes 36 cookies

From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #303

Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 20:21:54 0500 (EST)

From: suzy suzy@gannett.infi.net