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• Gift bags, ribbons, and tags
• Ingredients for thumbprint thank you cookies (makes about 60 cookies)
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt (finely ground)
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar, plus more for rolling
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup Christmas jam (can substitute with raspberry, strawberry, or cherry jam)

1. Brainstorm a list with your kids of people you can help.
2. Consider decorating your car for your cookie car runs.
3. Make some thumbprint thank you cookies.
4. Deliver cookies in your cookie car!

Recipe for 60 cookies:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line four cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, whip the butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy (about five minutes).
4. Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
5. Using a cookie scoop, ice cream scoop, or your hands, roll the dough into one inch balls and roll in the sugar. Place them two inches apart on the cookie sheets.
6. Using your clean thumb, make an indentation in the middle of each cookie. Fill the indent with about 3/4 teaspoon of jam.
7. Bake about 15 minutes or until the cookie edges are golden brown.
8. Cool the cookies on baking sheets. (Cookies can keep for up to five days in a tightly closed container.)

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