Holiday Thumbprint Cookies 4 Ways

Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract
Jam Filling
1/4 cup raspberry jam or other flavor(s)
Holiday Filling
3 oz white chocolate melted
holiday sprinkles
Bear Paw
3 oz semisweet chocolate melted
Snowman
3 oz white chocolate melted
1 tsp colored sprinkles
Reindeer
1/4 cup candy eyeballs
1/4 cup red decorating balls
1 cup pretzels

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick baking mat and set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, beat butter with sugar and vanilla using a mixer if available.
3. Add flour, cornstarch and vanilla and mix with a wooden spoon until it forms into a smooth mass.
4. Roll pieces into 1 1/4 inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet spaced an inch apart.
5. Press the tip of your thumb about a 1/2 inch into the middle of each ball to make an imprint.
6. If you are making jam thumbprint cookies, fill them with jam. Otherwise, leave the cookies unfilled.
7. Bake 10-12 minutes, removing from the oven before they brown.
8. Remove the cookies to cooling racks using a rigid spatula and allow to cool.
9. Once the cookies are cool, decorate any unfilled cookies with fillings of choice.
10. Serve and enjoy!