Monday, November 5, 2007

Christmas Cookies--Coconut Jam Thumbprints

Coconut Jam Thumbprints

3/4 c. butter
34 c. brown sugar
1 egg, unbeaten
1 t. vanilla extract
1-1/2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt1-1/2 c. oatmeal
Flaked coconut
Jam (Your choice of strawberry, raspberry, apricot, other)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and butter, then add egg and vanilla, cream again, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in flour, soda, salt mixture, then oats. Form into balls, then roll in coconut. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Make a depression in the top of the cookies with your thumb. Fill with jam and bake 10-15 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.

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