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Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies

Add a Review Total Time Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling

By Nancy Mock

Recipe by Nancy Mock, Southbridge, Massachusetts

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Updated on Sep. 11, 2025 Jump to Recipe Save Saved Saving

These deliciously autumnal apple butter thumbprint cookies have a soft and tender texture, plenty of cinnamon and pools of silky spiced apple butter.

Now that the air is crisp, the sun is setting earlier, and the trees have hints of gold, red and orange, we know that fall is definitely here. Thanks to the changing seasons, we can start making all the sweet and spiced apple desserts, including classics like

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