These cookies have different names in each country and have so many variations.
This is my version of Thumbprint cookies.
Perfect Thumbprint Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 20
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature(1 stick butter)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ tsp of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup raspberry jam, strawberry jam or your choice of jams and preserves
Garnishing (optional)
- 1/8 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
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Cream together butter and sugar for about 3 minutes or until smooth.
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Add in egg yolk and vanilla then mix until fully incorporated.
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Pour in the sifted flour, cornstarch along with the pinch of salt.
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Mix until combined but not over mix. The dough should come together.
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Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill for minimum 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 °F.
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Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
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Place dough balls in a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure to leave about 2 inches space between the balls.
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Press an indentation with your thumb in the center of each ball (you can use a lid of a water bottle for larger indentations).)
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Fill each indentation with jam. You can use a teaspoon to fill indentation or piping bag.
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Bake for about 15 minutes then let cool for 5 minutes.
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Dust powdered sugar on top of the cookies. You can garnish these cookies as you desire. You can drizzle caramel or chocolate on top of the cookies, or make a glaze with powdered sugar and cream. It’s really a personal choice.
Recipe Notes
- The total time to make these cookies did not include the chilling time.
- You can replace the jam or preserve with Hershey’s chocolate kisses, but it should be put in the indentation immediately after the cookies come out of the oven.
- If you use preserves, make sure to strain the preserves to remove any large pieces of fruits and have that smooth texture.
Aww, I haven’t made these since I was a kid!
These cookies look excellent. I love the idea of the fudge in the middle. Yum.
@Jen, thank you!
These thumbprint cookies are so pretty and look delicious, so versatile, will try your recipe!
Aww thank you Patty! Please let me know how they come out once you make them!