Citrus-Kissed Fig Thumbprint Cookies

    I had never thrown a cookie exchange party. I decided to try this year! We had a small group but we still had a nice time. My friends did such a fabulous job creating some delicious Christmas cookies. My friend Ashley's thumbprint cookies were such a hit! These cookies have a hint of citrus while cradling sweet fig preserves! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us Ashley!

Citrus-Kissed Fig Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients:

- 1 and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar

- 1 cup of butter or margarine, softened

- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

- 1 egg

- 2 and 1/2 cups, plus 3 tablespoons of flour

- 1 teaspoon of baking soda

- 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar

- 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest

- 1 teaspoon of grated orange zest

- 1/3 cup of fig preserves

- granulated sugar for garnish

    In a large bowl, mix powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and egg. Stir in the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, lemon, and orange zest. Chill the dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Using your thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in the center. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon preserves into each indentation. Bake for 7-9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes, remove to a wire rack, and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Cool completely. Store tightly covered at room temperature.