raspberry almond thumbprint cookies
Decades ago my daughter in law made these and I fell in love with them. I lost the original recipe and found this excellent one which I believe is the same one we lost!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
11 Min
method
Bake
yield
Makes three dozen small cookies
Ingredients
- COOKIE DOUGH
- 1 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- GLAZE
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 teaspoons water
- 1-1/2 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make raspberry almond thumbprint cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350
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Step 2Soften butter to room temperature then beat with electric mixer until smooth
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Step 3Add sugar and almond extract and beat till combined
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Step 4Add flour and mix on slow until combined
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Step 5Scrape sides of bowl often as you continue mixing until dough begin to form
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Step 6Roll dough into 1” balls and indent with thumb or knuckle to form a shallow well
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Step 7Using a very small spoon, drop 1/4 teaspoon of preserves into each well
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Step 8Bake at 350 for 11 minutes or until very slightly golden around the edges then remove from oven and let cool slightly then place on waxed paper or cooling rack
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Step 9While cookies are baking mix all glaze ingredients together. Add tiny drops of water as needed to achieve desired glaze consistency
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Step 10Allow cookies to cool completely then drizzle with glaze
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