Description
Delightful Christmas thumbprint cookies blend festive charm with buttery sweetness, offering a perfect holiday treat for family gatherings. Sprinkled with colorful sugar and filled with rich raspberry jam, these classic cookies will become your seasonal signature dessert.
Ingredients
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Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup jam (strawberry, raspberry, or preferred flavor)
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F, ensuring a consistent temperature for even baking.
- Cream together butter, sugar, and baking powder using an electric mixer until the mixture becomes airy and pale, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla extract, mixing thoroughly to create a smooth, uniform batter.
- Slowly fold in flour at low speed, gently combining ingredients to maintain a tender cookie texture.
- Form dough into compact, uniform spheres approximately 1 inch in diameter.
- Arrange cookie balls on a prepared baking sheet, spacing them evenly to allow proper spreading.
- Delicately press a small indentation into the center of each cookie using your thumb or a specialized cookie tool.
- Carefully fill each indentation with a precise dollop of jam, ensuring even distribution.
- Transfer baking sheet to preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes, rotating midway to promote consistent golden coloration.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Prevent Spreading Keep butter at cool room temperature to maintain cookie structure and avoid excessive spreading during baking.
- Jam Selection Choose thick, high-quality fruit preserves with low water content to prevent leaking and maintain clean cookie appearance.
- Customize Texture Experiment with different jam flavors like raspberry, apricot, or strawberry to create unique taste profiles and personalize the holiday treats.
- Storage Technique Allow cookies to cool completely before storing in airtight container, separating layers with parchment paper to maintain crisp texture and prevent sticking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 246
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 103 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 33 mg