I tend to make more cranberry sauce than we actually eat on Thanksgiving and the obligatory left-over turkey sandwiches. I decided to re-purpose some for holiday cookies. I considered making a sandwich type cooking, taking inspiration from the recipe for Smoked Almond Shortbread with Orange Blossom and Raspberry Framboise from the book Cookie Love by Mindy Segal. I was feeling too lazy to go through with it, so turned to the thumbprint cookie chapter instead and merged the idea with the Peanut Butter Thumbprints with Strawberry Lambic Jam. I use smoked almonds to roll the dough in, and really like the savory note they add, but if you're feeling more traditional go with roasted and salted almonds instead. Also, if you don't have cranberry preserves, these would be great with raspberry or cherry jam as well.

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