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Recipe submitted by tojoyamoto, 03/31/09

Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

    2 cups all purpose flour
    1/2 cup soy flour
    2/3 vegan margarine
    2 egg replacers
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1 cup sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest, grated
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    3 tablespoons raspberry jelly/ preserves
    2/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

These are tasty and look excellent. Use your favorite flavor of jelly for the center.

~Preheat to 350 degrees F

~Mix flours, baking powders and salt-- set aside

~Cream margarine and sugar, then add egg replacers, vanilla and 1 teaspoon zest

~Mix all, then roll dough into balls (about 1.5 tablespoon worth of dough) and place on a greased baking sheet

~Make an indentation in the middle of each ball-- use your thumb, the end of a wooden spoon, etc-- about 3/4 the way through

~Bake 10- 15 minutes, until the indentation edges are set, then let cookies cool

~Mix powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon zest and about 2 teaspoon water-- drizzle over cooled cookies

~Fill indentations with the jelly (about 1/3 teaspoon in each cookie)

Source of recipe: Veganized an old recipe...

Makes: 2 dozen, Preparation time: about 20 minutes, Cooking time: 15 minutes