Blackberry-sage Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried sage, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3/4 cup blackberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. in a bowl combine flour, cornmeal, sage, and baking powder. set aside. in a large mixing bowl cream butter and add brown sugar, beat until combined. beat in egg yolks, lemon zest and vanilla. mix in the flour mixture. shape dough into 3/4 inch balls, place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. lightly press the tip of your thumb into the center of each ball. fill the centers with about 1/4 teaspoons of the blackberry preserves. bake 10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned. cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute and then transfer to rack to cool completely.