Combine sugar and butter. Cream until fluffy.

Add flour.

Mix until dough forms (this takes a quite a few minutes…at first the “dough” becomes very crumbly, but eventually turns into a more solid dough).

Shape into small balls and press thumb into center.

After filling center depression with favorite jelly or preserves, bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes (I take a spatula and slightly lift a cookie to see if it's light brown on the bottom). ***Just a friendly tip*** Remove from oven and let cool on baking pan for about 5-7 minutes. If you try and remove them before they have cooled, they will crumble (speaking from experience)

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