thumbprint cookies

6 Pinches
The Villages, FL
Updated on Feb 18, 2019

Great dessert

prep time 25 Min
cook time 12 Min
method Bake
yield Makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 stick butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup rasberry jam
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

How To Make thumbprint cookies

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Step 2
    In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking power and baking soda
  • Step 3
    With mixer on medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and salt until creamy
  • Step 4
    Beat in egg yolk, honey and extracts until smooth, stopping and scraping down side of bowl occasionally
  • Step 5
    With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture until smooth
  • Step 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.
  • Step 7
    Fill indentation with 1/2 teaspoon jam
  • Step 8
    Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown around edges
  • Step 9
    Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely
  • Step 10
    Sift confectioner's sugar over cooled cookies

Discover More

Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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