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thumbprint cookies

Recipe by
Eileen Simon
The Villages, FL

Great dessert

yield serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
cook time 12 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For thumbprint cookies

  • 2-1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2/3 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 lg
    egg yolk
  • 2 Tbsp
    honey
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 stick
    butter, softened
  • 1/2 c
    rasberry jam
  • 1/2 c
    confectioners' sugar

How To Make thumbprint cookies

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • 2
    In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking power and baking soda
  • 3
    With mixer on medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and salt until creamy
  • 4
    Beat in egg yolk, honey and extracts until smooth, stopping and scraping down side of bowl occasionally
  • 5
    With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture until smooth
  • 6
    Using a 1 tablesppon cookie scoop or measuring spoon, scoop dough and roll into balls. Arrange balls on large parchment lined cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. With floured finger or small spoon, make indentation in center of each ball.
  • 7
    Fill indentation with 1/2 teaspoon jam
  • 8
    Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown around edges
  • 9
    Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely
  • 10
    Sift confectioner's sugar over cooled cookies

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