Thumbprint Cookies
Buttery thumbprint cookies are coated in crunchy walnuts and filled with fruity jam. This thumbprint cookie recipe is impressive, delicious, and shockingly easy to make.
Ingredients
- egg (1 large)
- butter (0.5 cup)
- brown sugar (0.25 cup)
- flour (1 cup)
- vanilla (0.5 teaspoon)
- salt (0.25 teaspoon)
- walnuts (0.25 cup)
- jam (0.67 cup)
Instructions
- Gather ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets and set aside.
- Whisk egg white in a small bowl. Place chopped walnuts in another small bowl.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and egg yolk in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add flour, vanilla, and salt; mix until well combined.
- Scoop dough into 1 ½-inch balls. Dip in egg white, then roll in walnuts until coated. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until slightly puffed, about 5 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven. Use your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon to gently press an indent in the center of each cookie. Spoon jam into each thumbprint, filling it to the brim.
- Return cookies to the oven and bake until set, about 8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 96
- fat: 5 g
- sats: 3 g
- carbs: 12 g
- fibre: 0 g
- protein: 1 g
- salt: 0.059 g