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Bird’s nest cookies (also called thumbprint cookies) are one of those classic holiday baking cookies that remind you of why homemade baking is just so good. They are super easy to make and are one of those things people seem to love: buttery cookies with a tasty jam filling. What’s not to love?<\/p>\n

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These are, of course, my uncle and my cousin’s absolute favorite Christmas cookie (okay…next to my Aunt’s famous shortbread of course). This delicious creation was passed on to Aunt Heather by her dear friend Ann. Not too sweet, they are a fantastically delicious butter cookie. I used organic raspberry jam made from 70% fruit as well as ground hazelnuts since I already had a package on hand. Plus, it seemed like a much better idea than going through the effort of grinding walnuts myself. Yes, Anne’s version calls for ground walnuts.<\/p>\n

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As far as I have seen, Hamburg supermarkets only sell ground almonds and hazelnuts. Maybe this will turn into a “Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon” experience for me. You know, the frequency illusion. Different than d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu or the confirmation bias, where just because my mom says it’s true, it must be true sort of experience. Baader-Meinhof is a concept that we’ve probably all experienced at one time or another. It’s the idea of discovering something new \u2014 a car, for example, that you’ve never seen before \u2014 and then, amazingly, you see it all over the place, everyone seems to be driving one. You didn’t know it existed. And then, it seems that everywhere you turn, it’s there. Yeah, I’m pretty sure I will find ground walnuts–e v e r y w h e r e–after this.<\/p>\n

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