Thumbprint Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Additional Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
24 small cookies
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Calories
90 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Thumbprint Cookies
Description
Thumbprint Cookies deliver a classic treat featuring buttery, tender cookie bases and fruity centers of jam. The recipe calls for softened butter mixed with sugar, salt, vanilla, and flour until crumbly, then shaped into balls pressed to create an indentation filled with jam before baking. The cookies bake quickly at 350 degrees until puffed and lightly golden beneath, preserving a soft texture. Adding a glaze of powdered sugar thinned with milk after cooling provides a thin, sweet topping. Simple to assemble yet distinctive in form, these cookies offer a balance of buttery dough and jam sweetness.
The method emphasizes gentle mixing and using warmth from hands to bring the dough together without melting the butter fully. This ensures a tender crumb. Pressing the indentation carefully without flattening the dough balls lets the jam stay in place during baking. The resulting cookies can be served at room temperature, making them ideal for gatherings or casual snacking. The basic jam choice can vary to customize flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter you want it really soft but not melted, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour 2 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup jam
optional glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons milk stirred together until smooth and runny
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, and flour until crumbly dough forms. {Right near the end of stirring, I use the warmth of my hands to help it come together.
- Using a small cookie scoop {2 teaspoon size} divide the dough into even mounds of dough.
- Roll dough to create a smooth cookie ball and press an indentation into the center using your thumb.
- Scoop 1 teaspoon of jam into the center of each cookie.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until puffed and barely golden brown on the bottom.
- Cool 10 minutes. Drizzle with glaze, if desired.
- Cool completely and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24small cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 90 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 90kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 48mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 11mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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