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    Home · Recipes · Christmas · Strawberry Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

    November 17, 2017

    Strawberry Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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    A delicious recipe for butter jam thumbprint cookies, featuring a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery cookie filled with strawberry jam and topped with a sprinkle with sparkling sugar.

    An overhead shot of Strawberry Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies sitting on a light blue plate. Underneath the plate is a red and white decorative placemat. Christmas greenery in also at the top and bottom of the picture.

    THE POWER OF THUMBPRINT COOKIES

    If you are on the hunt for a cookie you will never, ever be able to stop making, cause no matter where you bring it, people ask you to bring it again...and, again, this is the recipe for you.

    However, if you can't stand people ranting and raving over what a wonderful baker you are, and how the cookie you've just presented them with is the greatest thing they have ever consumed in their lives, this is not the recipe for you. Because when you walk into a room with a batch of these butter jam thumbprint cookies, people are going to fall at your feet, sing your praises and beg you for more.

    A BEST-SELLING COOKIE RECIPE

    I first started making these little gems as an add-on menu item during The Anthony Kitchen's bakery days, and once they went on the menu, there was no taking them back. People remembered these cookies. They would buy them as gifts come Christmas time, order them for specialty cookies for showers and brunches. These butter jam cookies were the first cookies to fly off the tables at my annual Christmas cookie try and buy event, and actually, one of my very own personal favorites.

    Strawberry Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies on a light blue cake stand. Behind the plate of cookies are Christmas decorations and greenery.

    This particular thumbprint cookie is the perfect balance of flavor and contrast. The base of the cookie resembles a shortbread, soft and buttery, and total melt-in-your-mouth perfection. You'll find it not too sweet, with just the faintest hint of salt at the end of the bite, balanced by the sweet tartness of the strawberry jam.

    MORE FESTIVE COOKIE RECIPES TO TRY:

    If you plan to stay busy in the kitchen baking this season, you might also want to try these other best-selling cookie recipes! Ginger Molasses Cookies, Oatmeal Cookies with Cranberries and White Chocolate, Mexican Wedding Cookies, and classic Christmas Sugar Cookies with Icing make for festive holiday treats and beautiful gifts!

    These perfect little strawberry thumbprints are a beautiful and versatile cookie that actually tastes as good as looks, is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and I can only imagine, your new personal favorite. Please, enjoy.

    4.32 from 22 votes
    Butter Jam Thumbprints
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    Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies
    Prep Time
    25 mins
    Cook Time
    15 mins
    Total Time
    40 mins
     

    A recipe for butter jam thumbprint cookies, featuring a melt-in-your-mouth, buttery cookie filled with strawberry jam and sprinkle with sparkling sugar.

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cookies With Jam, Peanut Butter Cookies, Thumbprints
    Servings: 16
    Calories: 206 kcal
    Author: Kelly Anthony
    Ingredients
    • 3 egg yolks
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus extra for working with dough
    • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
    • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼” cubes
    • 1 cup store-bought strawberry jam
    • ½ cup sparkling decorative sugar optional
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350°and have ready a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
    2. Have the egg yolks and vanilla extract combined in a small glass measuring pitcher and set aside until ready to use.
    3. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add flour, sugar and salt. Pulse to mix ingredients. Add 8-10 pieces of butter through the feed tube at a time, and pulse briefly after each addition. Once all of the butter has been incorporated, with the food processor running, stream in the yolk and vanilla mixture. Allow to process until the dough comes together in a mass, and begins to form into a ball.
    4. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, dust lightly with flour and pat into a rectangle about ¾ - 1” thick. Using a 1 ½”, round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out cookies and roll in the sparkling sugar, if using. Discard of dough scraps. Create a crevice in the center of each cookie using either your index finger or the bottom side of a ¼ teaspoon measure. Transfer to baking sheet spacing them 1” apart.
    5. Add a scant teaspoon of jam to the center of each cookie. Do not overfill cookies. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, serve and enjoy.
    Recipe Notes

    Makes about 36 cookies.

    Nutrition Facts
    Butter Jam Thumbprint Cookies
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 206 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Cholesterol 36mg12%
    Sodium 169mg7%
    Potassium 55mg2%
    Carbohydrates 46g15%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 25g28%
    Protein 2g4%
    Vitamin A 110IU2%
    Vitamin C 1.9mg2%
    Calcium 13mg1%
    Iron 1.8mg10%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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