Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
These little strawberry thumbprint cookies are the perfect addition to any holiday cookie platter!
The cookie itself is light, buttery, and crunchy with a subtle zing from the strawberry jam and sweetness from the powdered sugar. They’re so simple, yet so delicious!
Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 6 TBS sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup + 1 TBS flour
- 1/4 cup strawberry jam
Instructions
- In a medium bowl cream butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add extracts and stir.
- Add flour half at a time mixing in completely.
- Form dough into a ball.
To bake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets.
- Using a 1 TBS cookie scoop, scoop dough and roll into balls. Place balls on cookie sheet.
- Using the back side of a 1/2 tsp measuring spoon (or your thumb), gently press an indentation into the top of each cookie.
- Fill each cookie with 1/2 tsp of strawberry jam (or your favorite flavor, they're delicious with raspberry jam too!).
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, avoid over-baking.
- Let cookies cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets prior to placing on a wire rack.
- Once cookies are cooled completely, dust with sifted powdered sugar.
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About Kristine
Kristine is a self-taught cookie baker and photographer. She's passionate about finding time for everything and making baking, crafting and homemaking simple. More...
Love how simple and delicious these are! A fabulous holiday cookie recipe!
Thank you so much Jen! I adore simple! 🙂
Wow! These look perfect and perfectly round! Looking forward to checking our the raspberry chia jam too!
Thank you so much, Lisa! Using a cookie scoop to make the cookies all the same size and using the back of round measuring spoon to make the indentation helps with the consistent shape of these little guys. 🙂
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Absolutely love this recipe with just a few ingredients. My husband loves Jam cookies and he would totally love this.
Thank you Sandhya, I know – I love simple recipes too! Thank you SO much!
These are beautiful. I have had thumbprints on my cookie to-do list for far too long (years!). I always thought they were more complicated that this.
I know what you mean Jamie! I forgot how easy they really are, and they look so fancy! These would be great for a cookie exchange, everyone would assume you worked really hard! LOL!
Love these cookies! Short bread with jam always works for me-lol
Heck yes, me too! …And with plenty of jam, haha! 🙂
Mmm I love thumbprints too – I switch mine up sometimes and add dulce de leche or chocolate instead of jam. So good!
Taylor, that’s a genius idea! I bet those are delicious. I’m totally going to try dulce de leche!
What gorgeous little thumbprint cookies. I’d love to give them as a gift.
Thank you so much Kate! They make excellent gifts for sure! 🙂
your thumbprints look like the ones my grandmother would make. One can never have enough cookies for Christmas! =)
I agree Helene! Never too many cookies! Happy holidays!
Thumbprints have always been a favorite of mine during the holiday season…homemade is the best. The little bit of strawberry jam is delightful. Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much Catherine! Merry Christmas to you too! 🙂