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A plate of baked Thumbprint Cookies Recipe filled with glossy raspberry jam, with one cookie showing a bite taken out.

Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Thumbprint Cookies Recipe are soft, buttery cookies with jam-filled centers a happy kitchen accident turned family favorite. Easy for kids to help with, endlessly customizable with different fillings, and always a hit at parties or with coffee.
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Course: Dessert, Holiday Treats, Snack
Cuisine: American, Swedish-inspired
Keyword: 3 ingredient thumbprint cookies, Best thumbprint cookies recipe, Chocolate thumbprint cookies, Holiday thumbprint cookies recipe, Jam thumbprint cookies recipe, Raspberry thumbprint cookies, Strawberry thumbprint cookies recipe, Types of thumbprint cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Chill: 15 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 120kcal
Cost: $6

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For dough)
  • 2 Cookie sheets (Lined with parchment)
  • 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
  • 1set Measuring cups & spoons (—)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling)
  • 1 Cookie scoop (Optional, for uniform balls)

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour - or GF blend
  • 1 cup Butter - Room temperature
  • ⅔ cup Sugar - White or swap brown
  • 1 large Egg yolk - or whole egg less tender
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - or almond extract ½ tsp
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt - —
  • ½ cup Jam/Jelly - Any flavor; ~½ teaspoon per cookie
  • — — Optional coatings - Chopped nuts sprinkles, sugar
  • — — Optional fillings - Nutella lemon curd, caramel

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
    A top-down view of a mixing bowl filled with fluffy creamed butter and sugar, surrounded by baking ingredients like flour, vanilla, sugar, jam, and a cup of coffee.
  • Beat butter and sugar, add egg yolk and vanilla, then gently mix in flour and salt.
    A hand placing a round dough ball rolled in chopped nuts onto a baking sheet, with other nut-coated dough balls lined up in the background.
  • Roll dough into balls, place on sheets, and press thumb into the center of each.
    A hand spooning jam into indentations of unbaked thumbprint cookies arranged on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, re-press holes if needed, and fill with jam or other filling.
    Freshly baked thumbprint cookies cooling on a baking sheet, each with a bright red jam center.
  • Return to oven for 8–12 minutes, then cool for 5 minutes before moving to rack.
    A plate of baked Thumbprint Cookies Recipe filled with glossy raspberry jam, with one cookie showing a bite taken out.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 120kcal (6%) | Carbohydrates: 15g (5%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 6g (9%) | Saturated Fat: 3.5g (22%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.5g | Cholesterol: 20mg (7%) | Sodium: 40mg (2%) | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.5g (2%) | Sugar: 8g (9%) | Vitamin A: 150IU (3%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 5mg (1%)
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