Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces), room temperature; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 larges eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters chopped nuts (optional); 177 milliliters jam, any kind

Thumbprint Cookies is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 24 servings. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 194 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat. It works well as a dessert. A mixture of jam, vanillan extract, nuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes.

Instructions

Make the cookie dough: Beat the butter and sugar on high speed with an electric mixer for about 3 minutes.

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Hand Mixer

Separate the eggs.

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Egg

Add the yolks and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Set aside the egg whites in a separate shallow bowl.

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Add the flour and salt to the mixing bowl and mix until just combined.

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All Purpose Flour

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Place the dough in the fridge and chill for 30 minutes.

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Dough

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

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Roll the dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter.

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Roll

Place the balls on the parchment-lined cookie sheets spaced a few inches apart.

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If using nuts, whisk the reserved egg whites until frothy. Dip the dough balls into the egg whites and then roll them into the nuts until covered. Arrange them on the baking sheets a few inches apart.

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Add the jam: Press down on each ball of dough with your thumb to make a small well in the center of the cookie. Do not press too hard or the cookie will fall apart. Fill with 1/2 teaspoon of jam.

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and cool:

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until slightly firm. Allow to cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet to firm up before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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Servings:

237milliliters

unsalted butter (2 sticks or 8 ounces), room temperature 118milliliters

sugar 2larges

eggs, room temperature 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 0teaspoons

salt 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 237milliliters

chopped nuts (optional)177milliliters

jam, any kind

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Moscato Dasti, Port, Prosecco

Thumbprint Cookie works really well with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.