When it comes to holiday baking, few cookies are as charming and festive as thumbprint cookies. Their buttery, tender dough and perfectly indented centers make them ideal for holding sweet jams, chocolate, or even caramel.
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With each cookie baked, your kitchen fills with the comforting aroma of butter and sugar — a true signal that the holidays are here. They’re simple enough for beginner bakers but impressive enough to wow family, friends, or neighbors.
Related Recipe: Traditional Snowball Christmas Cookies with Pecans
These cookies aren’t just beautiful; they’re endlessly customizable. Fill them with vibrant raspberry jam for a classic look, apricot preserves for a sunny twist, or chocolate for a rich holiday treat.
They make fantastic gifts, festive treats for cookie swaps, or a sweet centerpiece on any Christmas dessert platter. With their delicate texture and cheerful appearance, thumbprint cookies are guaranteed to become a beloved holiday favorite in your baking repertoire.
Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 c. butter
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 2 c. flour
- Ground almonds
- Jam
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat together butter, sugar, and almond extract. Stir in the flour. Form the dough into small balls, about teaspoon size. The smaller the better.
Roll the cookie balls in ground almonds and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Gently press your thumb into the center of each cookie. Place a small amount of jam into the center of each cookie. Don’t put in too much jam or it will spread too much in the oven. Just a little drop of jam is fine.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Like this recipe? Try my recipes for pinwheel cookies or mint snowball cookies.
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