Wade Bakery Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

THUMB PRINT COOKIES THE ULTIMATE BEST!

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend flour and salt and set aside.
• 2. In a seperate mixer, whip butter that has been at room temperature until light and fluffy.
• 3. Add the sugar, and blend until light and fluffy. Add in the egg yolk and blend. Add the vanilla and blend.
• 4. Add in the flour and salt mixture and beat until blended. If adding the nuts, add them next and blend until it forms a dough ball. This is easier with a Kitchen aide blender.
• 5. With the dough, take small teaspoon size portions and roll into little balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet (or parchment lined cookie sheet) Make them small, and space them on the cookie sheets....they grow when they cook!
• 6. Into each ball on the cookie sheet, indent it with your thumb or finger (or even knuckle)
• 7. Bake them in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Take them out of the oven. They will have puffed up a bit, and the indentation will be fairly lost at this point. Again, indent the cookies with the back of a spoon this time, while still hot. Place whatever filling you would like (about a 1/2 teaspoon in each cookie)
• 8. Return them to the oven and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until they are golden brown on the rims of the cookies. (the fillings might even "bubble" a bit, but that is ok.
• 9. * Any favorite jam,jelly or filling can be used in these cookies. The ones shown here, are apricot and strawberry preserves. Jellies tend to be more "runny" but will still work as well....depends on what you like and what you have on hand, but it is only limited to your imagination and tastes! Make this recipe your own by adding whatever your family likes. :) Seriously good cookies! And like I said, you might want to double this recipe, because they do not last long at all! :)

PERFECT THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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.

SIOBHAN'S THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and a second rack in the lower third then preheat to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fully incorporated, about 1 minute. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Shape the dough into a disc, wrap it in plastic, and chill at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on baking sheets, leaving about 3 inches between cookies. Using your thumb or the round end of a small pestle, make a well in the center of each cookie. Using a teaspoon, fill each well with jam, being careful not to overfill the wells. Bake, switching the cookies between the upper and lower racks about halfway through baking, until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Continue baking cookies on cooled baking sheets. DO AHEAD: The cookies can be baked ahead and stored, in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.

WADE BAKERY THUMBPRINT COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat together butter & shortening until soft, add sugar gradually continuing to beat until mixed. Add egg, vanilla, salt and mix together. Add flour slowly and continue to beat until mixed. Portion out dough and roll into logs about one inch in diameter. Slice into 1/2 to 3/4 inch rounds and place on greased cookie sheet. Press thumb into the center of each cookie making an indention. Bake at 400 degrees for 7-10 minutes. Icing: Put confectioner's sugar in a bowl and slowly add water while stirring, it takes very little water so go slow. Get a consistency that will barely drip off a spoon. Mix in salt and vanilla. Add food coloring and mix. Fill in indention on cookies. Makes 4 to 6 dozen.