Description
Delicious thumbprint cookies filled with your favorite jam, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar (lightly packed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup thick jam or preserves (any flavor)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy and combined, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add egg and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Add flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined and a cookie dough forms.
- Using a small cookie scoop, scoop the dough into balls.
- Add the remaining granulated sugar to a small, shallow dish, and roll balls in sugar to coat the outside.
- Place evenly spaced about 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Use your thumb to press an indentation into the center of each cookie.
- Spoon ½ teaspoon of jam into the well of each cookie dough. Repeat with all cookies.
- Bake for about 12-18 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Let cool completely on the baking sheet.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Feel free to experiment with different flavors of jam for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 25mg