Pinch off roughly a tablespoon of the dough. Knead in the palm of your hand by squeezing, and then roll into a ball. Slowly press your thumb into the center and place on baking sheet 2 inches apart.

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Bake the cookies until they appear dried out and their aroma wafts through your kitchen, about 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on a rack for 5 minutes, then gently press into the center of ...

Make an indentation in the center of each ball with your thumb. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes. Bake the cookies, rotating the pans halfway through, until set and the bottoms are light ...

"Try making multiple kinds of cookies with the same dough base, like a sugar or shortbread dough that can be turned into thumbprint cookies, sandwich cookies, rolled for cutouts, etc.," Nally said.