Every year, since I was a baby, my family has made these Christmas cookies AND Polish gingerbread (Piernik) covered with a chocolate glaze… yummy.
So Simple. So fun. So good.
We use (organic) sugar crystals and crushed walnuts for the toppings of the cookies. My aunt stepped it up a notch, making thinner versions (so they can be stacked and not be too thick) with jam in the middle.
I leave the Polish Cookie and Piernik duty to my Dad and aunt! I decided to start my own tradition and make thumbprints! The recipe is quite similar, yet different! They have been a hit the past 2 years, so I thought I’d share them with you…
I made 2 kinds of dough – vanilla and chocolate….
Then I combine the dough, making marble cookies.
I also made some fudge for Christmas and had some left over, so instead of the using the ganache I usually make, I added some of the fudge in the thumbprint – genius! (pretty similar to ganache actually)
My favorite were the ones with Raspberry jam and the ones with Apricot jam- I couldn’t stop eating them. You can use whatever jam you have handy.
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Bring these over to your New Years Party! They will be a hit =)