Thumbprint cookies get a modern makeover for the new millennium. These have 3 different flavors of jam, making a generous offering to the person who likes to sample a little of everything. Chill balls before baking to better hold their shape.
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
about 2 Tbs seedless raspberry jam
about 2 Tbs apricot preserves
about 2 Tbs strawberry preserves
Whisk together flour and salt. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until very pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes, then beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches just until a dough forms. Divide dough in half and form each piece into a 6-inch disk, then chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll 3 separate level teaspoons of dough each into a ball, then flatten each ball slightly (to 1 inch wide and less than 1/2 inch thick). Arrange them in a triangle on baking sheet with edges touching in center, then make a deep indentation in center of each round with wooden spoon handle. Make more cookies, arranging them 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
Fill indentation in each cookie with about 1/8 teaspoon jam (each cookie should have 3 different fillings), avoiding any large pieces of fruit.
Bake until cookies are baked through and golden-brown on edges, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Bake more batches on cooled baking sheets lined with fresh parchment.
Cooks' notes: Dough can be chilled up to 2 days. Cookies keep, layered between sheets of parchment, in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week. Makes about 3-1/2 dozen cookies.
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