Jam Thumbprint Gems
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cookies
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  cinnamon
     1/4      teaspoon  cloves
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  2        tablespoons  vegetable shortening
     1/4           cup  applesauce -- mott's natural
     1/2           cup  confectioners' sugar
     1/2      teaspoon  vanilla extract
  1              whole  egg -- or 1/4 c. egg
                        substitute
     1/2           cup  strawberry preserves -- (or choose your
                        favorite fruit preserves)
                        confectioners' sugar
 

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. 2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk vegetable shortening and Mott's Natural Apple Sauce until shortening breaks into pea-sized pieces. Add sugar and beat well. Add vanilla and egg. Mix well. 4. Add flour mixture to apple sauce mixture. Blend until smooth; mixture will be stiff. 5. Using flour-coated hands, roll teaspoons of dough into balls. Place on cookie sheet 1-inch apart. Press thumb into center to make indentation. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of preserves. 6. Bake 12-15 minutes until light golden brown. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes. Place on cooling rack and dust with confectioners' su

 

Nutritional Information:

119 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (20% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 140mg Sodium