Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, thumbprint cookies. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Thumbprint Cookies is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Thumbprint Cookies is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
These Thumbprint Cookies are perfect for the holidays or any occasion! I filled these cookies with strawberry and apricot jam, but you can fill them with just about any flavor. These cookies freeze best unbaked and unfilled.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have thumbprint cookies using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Thumbprint Cookies:
- Prepare 1 cup butter, softened (not melted)
- Prepare 1/3 cup white sugar
- Prepare 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- Make ready 1 large egg yolk
- Make ready 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- Get 2 1/4 cups AP flour
- Make ready 2 tsps cornstarch
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/2 cup white sugar (for rolling)
- Take 1/3 cup jam or jelly of your choice
Homemade thumbprint cookies aren't just some recipe. These are cookies that my family has been making for pretty much my entire life. To make "thumbprint" cookies, you literally place a thumbprint into each individual cookie and fill the indentation with jam. The coconut in this recipe gives the cookies a wonderful crunch and sweetness.
Steps to make Thumbprint Cookies:
- Beat butter with hand-mixer or stand mixer until creamy.
- Add sugars, gradually increasing speed until combine; about 30-60 seconds.
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
- Gradually combined wet and dry ingredients until completely mixed; dough will be dry and crumbly.
- Scoop 1 tbsp sized balls and roll until completely round. Roll the ball in white sugar until lightly coated.
- Place dough balls on a cookie sheet and use your thumb to create an indent for the jam or jelly. Repeat until all the dough is used.
- Place dough in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Warm jam or jelly in microwave, and spoon it into the thumbprints of your cookies.
- Bake for 11 minutes, or until edges begin to become golden brown.
- Allow to cool and enjoy!
Easy Thumbprint Cookies - These cookies are a classic holiday favorite and they are so easy to make! Get step by step instructions with tips on how to make perfect thumbprint cookies. These classic Thumbprint Cookies combine soft, buttery shortbread cookies with your favorite fillings for the perfect Christmas treat! Thumbprint Cookies are a very popular holiday cookie. They are made with an enriched shortbread dough that is formed into balls and then rolled in finely chopped nuts or dried coconut.
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