Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

  • 1 CUP OF UNSALTED BUTTER AT ROOM TEMP
  • 1/2 CUP OF POWDERED ICING SUGAR
  • 2 TSP VANILLA
  • 2 EGG YOLKS
  • 2 CUPS OF ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
  • 1/2 TSP SALT
  • 1/2 CUP OF RASPBERRY JAM OR WHATEVER FLAVOR OF JAM YOU PREFER. 

  • IN A MIXER CREAM THE BUTTER TILL FLUFFY AND THEN ADD SUGAR.
  • ONCE INCORPORATED ADD VANILLA + EGG YOLKS.
  • MIX UNTIL NICELY COMBINED
  • IN SEPARATE BOWL MIX FLOUR + SALT
  • GRADUALLY ADD IN FLOUR MIXTURE TO THE CREAMY MIXTURE
  • PUT THE MIXED DOUGH IN REFRIGERATOR FOR 30 MINS.
  • PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 °F + LINE BAKING SHEETS WITH PARCHMENT PAPER.
  • ROLL DOUGH INTO 1 INCH BALLS
  • MAKE TINY INDENT INTO CENTER OF EACH WITH FINGER 
  • 
GENTLY SPOON JAM INTO INDENT
  • BAKE FOR 15-20 MINUTES TIL THEY ARE FIRM WITH MINIMAL COLOR CHANGE.
  • AS COOKIES COOL THE JAM WILL SETTLE AND FIRM UP
  • ENJOY!