PERFECT THUMBPRINT COOKIES
My mother, Pauline, made really nice thumbprint cookies, but I never wrote down her recipe. I knew the ingredients, but unless you have the right proportions, you won't get that perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture. So, I did an image search and found a recipe that looked very similar, credited to a great-grandma named Mitzi. Since my last name is Mitzewich, that pretty much sealed the deal. In case you can't decide between a shortbread-focused cookie and a more jammy one, here's how to make both.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Desserts Cookies Thumbprint Cookie Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Mix butter and powdered sugar together with a rubber spatula until creamy. Add vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, and egg yolk. Mix with the spatula. Add flour and blend until just combined.
- Use a sorbet scoop to portion dough into 1/2-ounce (1-tablespoon) balls. Roll balls in a plate of white sugar to coat; roll again between your palms. Place several inches apart on a silicone-lined baking sheet. Flatten balls lightly with your fingers.
- To make shortbread cookies with a little jam, poke a well into each cookie using the end of a thick wooden spoon dusted with powdered sugar or using one of your fingers. Fill cookies with fruit jam. Tap baking sheet against the counter to let jam settle.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tops are barely blonde and bottoms are slightly golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack before icing.
- Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar with a little milk until you have a consistency that will hold its shape when piped. Pipe icing on top of cookies in a zigzag pattern. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
- For a more jam-forward cookie, press your thumb into the cookies to make large, shallow indentations. Spoon in jam. Tap baking sheet against the counter.
- Bake until not quite golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let rest on pan for 5 minutes before transferring a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.9 calories, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Cholesterol 22.5 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 33.2 mg, Sugar 15.1 g
HOLIDAY THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Speckled with chopped nuts and topped with a candied cherry, these tender cookies will disappear fast.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Shape cookie mix into 1-in. balls; roll in egg white, then in pecans. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each ball. Fill with a candied cherry half. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 111 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 58mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
CHRISTMAS THUMB PRINT COOKIES
I created these cookies for Christmas, everyone ask for these cookies around the holidays and they don't last.
Provided by aiken.tammy17
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, vanilla, and cream cheese. Add eggs and baking soda, then add the flour 1/2 cup at a time until incorporated.
- Add 3/4 cup white morsels to the batter and mix.
- Spray a cookie sheet with a nonstick cooking spray.
- Make dough balls about the size of a walnut, then press your thumb in the middle of each cookie and fill the indent with 1 teaspoon of strawberry preserves.
- Bake for 25 - 30 minutes, then remove cookies to cooling racks.
- Melt 2 cups of the white morsels over a double boiler and melt until you have a smooth consistency. With a fork drizzle over cookies, back and fourth before they cool off. Eat warm or cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505, Fat 20.8, SaturatedFat 12.4, Cholesterol 58.1, Sodium 217.7, Carbohydrate 73.9, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 44.9, Protein 6.6
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