These basic thumbprint cookies are an exquisite deal with through the vacation season, for afternoon espresso or tea, or if you need to make an awesome cookie.
For those who love these cookies, positively take a look at our Classic Sugar Cookies. They’re an exquisite Christmas cookie and so enjoyable to brighten through the vacation season.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
These thumbprint cookies are scrumptious sugar cookies, rolled in sugar (which you’ll depart off) after which your favourite jam within the middle. They’ve an exquisite style and I don’t suppose they’re “overly” candy. They’ve the proper quantity of sweetness and are nice for Christmas, Easter, Mom’s Day, and so on.
We love so as to add these cookies with all of our different Christmas cookies into ornamental tins to present to our neighbors for Christmas. These make an exquisite present.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Powdered sugar
- Butter, softened
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Almond extract
- Salt
- All-purpose flour
- White granulated sugar
- Jams, preserves or jellies.
SWAPS
You would swap out the extract on this recipe and use coconut, maple, and so on. Use no matter you suppose can be an awesome taste with the jam you select.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
The longest step in making these cookies is chilling the dough for half-hour. You need the fats to harden within the dough, so you may’t skip that step.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Combine powdered sugar, butter, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt with mixer. Fold in flour with a spoon and make elements into a big ball. Refrigerate for half-hour.
Step 2
Pinch off items of dough roll into small balls along with your arms. I pinch off a couple of tablespoon of dough for every cookie. Have the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in a bowl. Roll the balls within the sugar and place on a baking sheet.
Step 3
I take advantage of the tip of a wood spoon to make a gap in the midst of the cookie balls. You should use your thumb or no matter works for you. Add your favourite jams, preserves or jellies to the middle gap in every cookie. Bake in a 325-degree preheated oven for quarter-hour.
Notice: I used blackberry jam and apricot preserves on this recipe. Makes about 2 dozen cookies relying on the scale you make them. You should use one and one-half teaspoons of vanilla extract within the recipe should you don’t have the almond extract.
⭐TIP
If the dough will get heat and to exhausting to work with, simply put it again into the fridge for a bit. In case your dough is sticky, you might want to add extra flour to work with it.
SERVE THIS WITH
For those who’re making these for a gathering, you could need to add these scrumptious Tea Cakes. They do nice with these cookies, particularly for a bridal bathe. You can too add these scrumptious old-fashioned molasses cookies. They’re all the time successful!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Possible the fats content material within the cookies (the butter) bought to heat. The dough ought to be chilled and never allowed to get overly heat.
Sure, we love utilizing all types, and it’s additionally makes for a phenomenal platter of cookies.
STORING
We retailer them in an hermetic container and so they hold very properly.
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SERVING SIZE
Makes about 2 dozen cookies, so you may determine what number of servings that’s. You’ll be able to simply double the recipe.
Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies are an exquisite vacation cookie. Good for bridal showers, child showers, Christmas, Easter, and so on.
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 stick or 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white granulated sugar
- Favourite jams preserves or jellies
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Combine powdered sugar, butter, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract and salt with mixer. Fold in flour with spoon and make elements into a big ball. Refrigerate for half-hour.
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Pinch off items of dough, roll into small balls along with your arms. I pinch off a couple of tablespoon of dough for every cookie. Have the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar in a bowl. Roll the balls within the sugar and place on a baking sheet.
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I take advantage of the tip of a wood spoon to make a gap in the midst of the cookie balls. You should use your thumb or no matter works for you. Add your favourite jams, preserves or jellies to the middle gap in every cookie. Bake in a 325 diploma preheated oven for quarter-hour.
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I used blackberry jam and apricot preserves on this recipe. Makes about 2 dozen cookies relying on the scale you make them.
You should use one and one half teaspoons vanilla extract within the recipe should you don’t have the almond extract.
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