Thumbprint Cookies

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Additional Time

    30 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Servings

    18 cookies

  • Calories

    184 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint Cookies are a classic festive cookie with a buttery, shortbread cookie base and topped off with all your favorite flavors of jam!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ¾ cups flour
  • cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ cup jam

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the flour and cornstarch, and set aside.
  2. Beat together the butter and the sugar until just combined. Beat in the egg yolk until smooth and light.
  3. Stir in the flour mixture, switching to your hands when you can no longer work the dough with a wooden spoon. Careful not to overwork the mixture; you want to stop the moment no more streaks of flour remain. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
  4. Pre-heat the oven to 350F and line two large baking sheets with baking parchment.
  5. Using a cookie scoop or a measuring spoon, roll the dough into balls that fit perfectly into a round 1 tbsp measure. Space them out on the baking sheet at least 1 1/2 inches apart, and using a 1/2 tsp spoon, make deep indentations in the top of each ball to hold the jam. 
  6. Fill each cookie indentation with heaped 1/4 tsp spoonfuls of jam.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cookies are just starting to turn golden. Cool on the baking sheets before transferring to an air tight container. 

Notes

  • If you don’t want to waste the egg white, beat it until just frothy with a splash of water and roll the balls of dough in first the white, then chopped nuts before placing them on the baking sheet and making the indentation to hold the jam.
  • If you wish to fill these with nut butter or Nutella add the spread after baking the cookies as some brands will split in the oven. 
  • These cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
  • If you don’t want to waste the egg white, beat it until just frothy with a splash of water and roll the balls of dough in first the white, then chopped nuts before placing them on the baking sheet and making the indentation to hold the jam.
  • If you wish to fill these with nut butter or Nutella add the spread after baking the cookies as some brands will split in the oven. 
  • These cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 184kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 11mg (4%) Sodium 123mg (5%) Potassium 27mg (1%) Fiber 0.5g (2%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 466IU (9%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 9mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 184 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 184kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 11mg 4%
Sodium 123mg 5%
Potassium 27mg 1%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 466IU 9%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 9mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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