Bake this traditional Irish holiday cookie recipe:
Tumbprint cookies
This cookie is also called a Jam Drop Cookie. They are quite popular in Ireland, but here in the U.S. we call them Thumbprints. There is a funny back story as to how this recipe made its way into our Christmas cookie list this year.
About two months ago, while we were on holidays in Ireland, I took my 3 1/2 yr old with me to the grocery store. He got very excited when he saw a picture of jam drops on a packaged box and was excited about getting them. I had to explain that they had wheat, and that we couldn’t get them. He just pointed his finger at me and said exuberantly, “But YOU could MAKE them!” So I muddled through the store wondering how I would pull such a feat off. I didn’t have a clue. I hadn’t yet been able to make a good ‘sugar cookie’ batter and was at a loss until I found David Harris, one of the most vocal foodies on the Celiac Society of Ireland’s forum. He had made a beautiful recipe that I really thought I could use. …continue reading
