Thumbprint Cookies
Thumbprint Cookies

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, thumbprint cookies. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Thumbprint Cookies is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Thumbprint Cookies is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

Mix butter and powdered sugar together with a rubber spatula until creamy. Add vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, and egg yolk. This shortbread-style thumbprint cookie is light and flaky. The salted caramel and dark chocolate add a delicious richness.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook thumbprint cookies using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Thumbprint Cookies:
  1. Make ready butter, softened (not melted)
  2. Get white sugar
  3. Prepare brown sugar, packed
  4. Prepare large egg yolk
  5. Prepare vanilla extract
  6. Make ready AP flour
  7. Prepare tsps cornstarch
  8. Make ready salt
  9. Prepare white sugar (for rolling)
  10. Make ready jam or jelly of your choice

Put jelly or preserves in each thumbprint. Jam thumbprints are one of the most classic Christmas cookies (and we hear they're one of Santa's favorites!). With a buttery shortbread base and warm jam center, they're the ultimate indulgence. A signature Christmastime sweet, our tiny almond-flavored cookies bear the print of the baker's thumb, which is gently pressed into the partially baked cookie to create a well.

Instructions to make Thumbprint Cookies:
  1. Beat butter with hand-mixer or stand mixer until creamy.
  2. Add sugars, gradually increasing speed until combine; about 30-60 seconds.
  3. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
  5. Gradually combined wet and dry ingredients until completely mixed; dough will be dry and crumbly.
  6. Scoop 1 tbsp sized balls and roll until completely round. Roll the ball in white sugar until lightly coated.
  7. 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.
  8. Place dough in freezer for 30 minutes.
  9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  10. Warm jam or jelly in microwave, and spoon it into the thumbprints of your cookies.
  11. Bake for 11 minutes, or until edges begin to become golden brown.
  12. Allow to cool and enjoy!

With a buttery shortbread base and warm jam center, they're the ultimate indulgence. A signature Christmastime sweet, our tiny almond-flavored cookies bear the print of the baker's thumb, which is gently pressed into the partially baked cookie to create a well. A dollop of apricot, red currant, or raspberry jam fills the center. If you use fruit preserves you've put up yourself, the signature is even more personal. Separate eggs; place egg whites into bowl and egg yolks into bowl.

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