Berry Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Berry Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2/3 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups flour; 1/2 cup seedless raspberry (or other fruit) jelly/jam; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 or 3 teaspoons water; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 Ratings

2 Comments

Prep 5 min
Total 1 hr 20 min
Servings 36

Flaky, light, and sweet - and amazingly delish. Got these at a cookie exchange and they were the most popular cookie at the party. MORE+ LESS-

By TBSP Eric

Updated September 17, 2015

Ingredients

cup butter

2/3

cup sugar

1/2

teaspoon almond extract

cups flour

1/2

cup seedless raspberry (or other fruit) jelly/jam

Glaze

cup powdered sugar

or 3 teaspoons water

1/2

teaspoon almond extract

Steps

Hide Images

1

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in almond extract. Gradually add flour until dough forms a ball. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle.
2

Roll into 1 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center. Fill with jam.
3

Bake at 350° for 14-18 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Spoon additional jam into cookies if desired.
4

Combine glaze ingredients and drizzle over cookies.