No Bake Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

PERFECT THUMBPRINT COOKIES

My mother, Pauline, made really nice thumbprint cookies, but I never wrote down her recipe. I knew the ingredients, but unless you have the right proportions, you won't get that perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture. So, I did an image search and found a recipe that looked very similar, credited to a great-grandma named Mitzi. Since my last name is Mitzewich, that pretty much sealed the deal. In case you can't decide between a shortbread-focused cookie and a more jammy one, here's how to make both.

Provided by Chef John

Categories Desserts Cookies Thumbprint Cookie Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

Perfect Thumbprint Cookies image

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Mix butter and powdered sugar together with a rubber spatula until creamy. Add vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, and egg yolk. Mix with the spatula. Add flour and blend until just combined.
Use a sorbet scoop to portion dough into 1/2-ounce (1-tablespoon) balls. Roll balls in a plate of white sugar to coat; roll again between your palms. Place several inches apart on a silicone-lined baking sheet. Flatten balls lightly with your fingers.
To make shortbread cookies with a little jam, poke a well into each cookie using the end of a thick wooden spoon dusted with powdered sugar or using one of your fingers. Fill cookies with fruit jam. Tap baking sheet against the counter to let jam settle.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are barely blonde and bottoms are slightly golden, about 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack before icing.
Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar with a little milk until you have a consistency that will hold its shape when piped. Pipe icing on top of cookies in a zigzag pattern. Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.
For a more jam-forward cookie, press your thumb into the cookies to make large, shallow indentations. Spoon in jam. Tap baking sheet against the counter.
Bake until not quite golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let rest on pan for 5 minutes before transferring a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.9 calories, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Cholesterol 22.5 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 33.2 mg, Sugar 15.1 g

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
⅓ cup unsifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon almond extract
¼ teaspoon fine salt
1 large egg yolk
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup white sugar, or as needed
½ cup fruit jam, divided
1 cup powdered sugar, or as needed
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed

NO-BAKE GRANOLA JAM THUMBPRINT COOKIES

These no-bake cookies are easy to make and super delicious! A dollop of jam in the center adds a pop of color and flavor.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 7

No-Bake Granola Jam Thumbprint Cookies image

Steps:

In food processor, place granola. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motions, until finely ground. Place in medium bowl. Set aside.
In 2-quart heavy saucepan, mix brown sugar, corn syrup and peanut butter. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
Pour syrup mixture over granola. Stir until well combined. Let cool 5 minutes. Shape mixture into 14 balls. Place each ball on cooking parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Flatten ball slightly and press thumb into center of each ball to make indentation. Spoon jam in indentation of each cookie. Top with almond slice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 230, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 21 g, TransFat 0 g

Ingredients

3 cups Nature Valley™ cranberry almond protein granola
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter or creamy no-stir almond butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup red raspberry, grape or strawberry jam
14 almond slices, if desired