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Cajeta Thumbprint Cookies
Adding orange extract and orange zest to the dough gives these soft and tender cookies a subtle citrus flavor. Perfect for the holidays!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Chilling
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 42 cookies
Calories: 8159 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 stick Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Baking Sticks
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
- Zest of 1 orange
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 ½ cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- cajeta recommend squeeze bottle
Instructions
- Beat shortening, water, sugars, orange extract, orange zest, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 to 5 minutes until creamy.
- Add flour; beat until blended.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon per ball).
- Places 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- Press thumb or end of a wooden spoon into each ball, forming an indentation. Chill for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 10 minutes. Squeeze ½ teaspoon cajeta into each indentation.
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Notes
- Feel free to use homemade salted caramel sauce instead of cajeta.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
81.59kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
14.25g
(5%)
Protein
0.89g
(2%)
Fat
2.52g
(4%)
Saturated Fat
0.63g
(3%)
Cholesterol
0.08mg
(0%)
Sodium
35.63mg
(1%)
Potassium
17mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.27g
(1%)
Sugar
3.3g
(7%)
Vitamin A
7.2IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.02mg
(0%)
Calcium
6.81mg
(1%)
Iron
0.37mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 42cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 8159
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 81.59kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 14.25g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.89g | 2% |
| Fat | 2.52g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.63g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 0.08mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 35.63mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.27g | 1% |
| Sugar | 3.3g | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 7.2IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 6.81mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.37mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.