christmas thumbprint cookies

Thumbprint Cookies are a must-make cookie recipe for your Christmas treat plate! Double the batch because they’re going to get eaten fast!

Christmas Thumbprint Cookies

unsalted butter

brown sugar

vanilla

all purpose flour

tsp salt

raspberry jam

Using a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour and salt.

Add the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture and combine.

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.

Then remove from the oven and using your thumb, make an indent in the ball (circular to hold the jam).

Using a small spoon add about a 1/4 to 1/2 a tsp of raspberry jam to the indent.

Bake for about 12 &#8211; 15 minutes more.

Hi Joanna,  absolutely love these cookies. I have made over 200 of them so far this year! Everyone loves them and think I can actually bake, so thank you for that.

A super easy to make and delicious cookie!

Can you put them in the refrigerator over night, until you serve them the next day?

I made these tonight and doubled the recipe, as you suggested.  Now I'm really wishing I had quadrupled it!  I guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow!  Thanks so much!!!

Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies, with Buttercream Icing, are colorful, sweet, buttery shortbread thumbprint cookies, covered in red and green sprinkles and topped with either red, green, or white buttercream frosting!

Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

butter ((softened))

sugar

all-purpose flour

red and green sprinkles ((I used jimmies))

red and green food coloring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

In a large bowl with a hand mixer, (or in the bowl of a stand mixer), add the butter and sugar and beat together until it is smooth. Pour in the vanilla extract and beat until it is mixed well throughout the dough. Mix in the flour until the cookie dough comes together.

In a shallow bowl add colored sprinkles. (Can be red, green, or multi-colored.)

Roll the batter into 1/2-inch balls, roll in the sprinkles, and place on a cookie sheet. 

Using your thumb, or the back of a teaspoon, press the center of the cookie to make a circular indentation.  Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 12 to 14 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool on a baking rack.

Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

In a medium bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and powdered sugar together until smooth.

Mix in the vanilla. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk, as necessary to get the right consistency of the icing.

Divide the icing into 3 bowls. In one bowl, add enough drops of red food coloring and stir until you get a Christmas red color.  (This may require a lot of food coloring.) If the frosting gets too thin after adding food coloring, stir in more powdered sugar until it is back to the correct consistency.

In the second bowl, add a few drops of green food coloring until you get a bright green color. Do not add any food coloring to the third bowl. It will remain white.

Spoon, or pipe in, about a teaspoon of icing into the center of each cookie, alternating the red, green, and white colors so 1/3 of the cookies have red icing in the center, 1/3 have green icing in the center, and 1/3 have white icing in the center of the cookie. (Should be about 1 dozen of each color.) Place the cookies on a platter to serve.

Buttercream Frosting

These tasted great!  Real buttery and sweet.  Just what you want in a Christmas cookie.  I found that I needed A LOT of sprinkles to get a decent coverage.  The buttercream was so tasty!  These little guys DEFINITELY need to be in the fridge for a solid 10 minutes.  I got lazy and took them out after 5 and they spread.

My only “complaint” is that the directions don’t tell you when to add the flour.  Obviously if you are baking, you know you need to add it in the beginning.  But maybe add that ingredient in the directions.

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