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Shortbread Thumprint Cookies
Easy Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies filled with homemade blackberry jam and sprinkled with vanilla sugar, so soft and buttery, almost melting in your mouth. They are the perfect bite-size treat for every occasion, and a big hit with kids and grown-ups alike.Grab some now, before the cookie monster eats them up! The jam can be any of your choice, and you can use a cookie cutter to give them a nice shape, or just use a piping bag, the taste is all that matters. Quick, delicious, such a treat!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Chilling Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 15 cookies
Calories: 132 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Romanian
Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 100 g icing sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- 150 g plain flour
- 3 tablespoon jam
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. (350 Fahrenheit)
- Add the soft butter and icing sugar to a bowl and beat them with an electric hand mixer until you get a smooth paste.
- Add the egg yolk, and beat for a further 30 seconds until the egg yolk is fully incorporated.
- Add one tablespoon of vanilla sugar, vanilla extract and flour and, using your hands, mix all ingredients together until you get an easy-to-work-with-dough.
- Cover the bowl with clingfilm, and chill the dough in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
- Grease and flour a rectangle baking tray.
- Use about a tablespoon of dough to shape balls , then gently press with your thumb in the middle of the ball. Repeat until all the dough is finished.
- Fill with jam, then bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes until the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Sprinkle some vanilla sugar over the cookies.
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Notes
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Nutrition Information
Calories
132kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
50mg
(2%)
Potassium
14mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
184IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 132kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 14mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 184IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.