Thumb print Cookies. This shortbread-style thumbprint cookie is light and flaky. The salted caramel and dark chocolate add a delicious richness. This won first place at a recent neighborhood cookie swap. I was looking for a quick thumbprint cookie that didn't require refrigeration and here was Chef John's recipe to save the day! Perfect shortbread tastes fantastic and looks beautiful!
The texture of the shortbread is perfection and the buttery not-too-sweet flavor compliments the jam wonderfully.
Can't say enough good things about these cookies!
Old fashioned, shortbread or with nuts, our classic thumbprint cookie recipes just can't be matched!
You can have Thumb print Cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Thumb print Cookies
- Prepare 100 gm of Butter -.
- You need 1/2 cup of Sugar powder -.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of All purpose flour -.
- It's 1 of Egg -.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Vanilla essence -.
- It's of For decorating.
- It's 1/2 cup of Sugar granules -.
- Prepare 1 or 2 drops of Red food color -.
- It's 1 - 2 tsps of Corn flour -.
- You need as required of jam / Strawberrycherry -.
Fill you and your guests up with these recipes. Fill with a small spoonful of jam. Thumbprint cookies are also perfect for any party or get together since people can customize cookies with their favorite nuts and jams or jellies. Just turn up the music, get your hands a bit dirty, and have a baking party!
Thumb print Cookies step by step
- Cream together butter and sugar powder till fluffy..
- Add the egg and vanilla essence and beat in..
- Add the flour in 2 or 3 batches & mix in.if the dough is soft refrigerate for 10-20 minutes..
- Meanwhile in a zip lock/plastic bag,put the sugar granules & add the color and mix it with your hand from the outside of the plastic bag. Add the cornflour 1/2 tsp at a time and mix in till the sugar is grainy..
- Make medium balls with the dough & flatten it.dip one side with the colored sugar and place it on a parchment paper.Make a well in the middle with your thumb.fill in with 1/2 tsp jam..
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until the bottom side of the cookies just browns..
A signature Christmastime sweet, our tiny almond-flavored cookies bear the print of the baker's thumb, which is gently pressed into the partially baked cookie to create a well. A dollop of apricot, red currant, or raspberry jam fills the center. Dip each cookie ball in the egg white; roll in the nuts. Press thumb deeply in center of each. Jam thumbprint cookies are basic shortbread cookies made of flour, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract for flavor.