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    Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

    December 15, 2014 by Sharmilee J 9 Comments

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    Thumbprint Cookies are crispy & creamy cookies made by baking cookies with a space impressed with thumb & later filling them with jam. Thumbprint Cookies gives a dual taste – cookies & jam – which is liked by all. Thumbprint Cookies are a must at home for the joy of cooking & tasting.Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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    I have already tried Jam Biscuits and its mittus favorite.I was quite happy to see this recipe with whole wheat flour and no rising agents so bookmarked the recipe and reserved it for the list of my christmas bakes.Yes it is this time of the year when my oven gets really busy 🙂 And the lil one kept asking for some cookies so that motivated me to more to try cookies for this Christmas.As I had already tried baking the cookies with jam, I chose this method of baking the cookies first then topping it with jam, it tastes delicious either ways.
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    Thumbprint Cookies

    Thumbprint Cookies are crispy & creamy cookies made by baking cookies with a space impressed with thumb & later filling them with jam. Thumbprint Cookies gives a dual taste – cookies & jam – which is liked by all. Thumbprint Cookies are a must at home for the joy of cooking & tasting.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Servings15 cookies
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour leveled
    • 1/4 cup maida leveled
    • 1/4 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoon icing sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
    • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • Take wheat flour, maida and salt in a bowl, whisk it well, set aside.
    • Beat butter first then add sugar. Beat it well till sugar gets dissolved.
    • Then add vanilla essence and beat once.
    • Now add flour little by little and start beating.
    • Once it resembles a crumbly mixture, stop beating and gather it with your hands to form a smooth dough. Now scoop out using the measuring spoon (I used 1/2 tablespoon)
    • Line a butter paper on the baking tray.
    • Make balls, place it on the tray and slightly flatten it then using your thumb make impressions in the center. Alternatively you can use a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon or any curved base spoon.
    • Make thumb impression like this.
    • Repeat this for the remaining dough also.
    • Meanwhile, preheat oven at 170 deg C for 10mins.
    • Bake it as 170 deg C for 15 mins or until the base turns slightly browned.
    • Cool down completely at least for 30mins.
    • While the cookies are baking you can make your jam ready. I used pineapple and mixed fruit jams.
    • Double boil a vessel and to this add the jam and melt it, keep stirring for 3-4 minutes for the jam to melt slightly, this helps to easily spoon the jam.
    • When the cookies are still warm, add the jam in the impression we made.
    • Cool down and store Thumbprint Cookies in airtight container.

    Notes

    • You can even spoon the jam and bake it as I have already tried in my jam cookies. But if you are planning to bake the cookies along with jam then make sure you add very little jam else it will ooze out while getting baked.
    • I used jam as topping, you can use nutella or chocolate or choco chip or anything of that sort a per your liking.
    • Do not knead the dough just bring it together to form a dough
    • Don’t wait till the color of the cookies to change, just stop when it starts to brown on the edges. Do not overbake else the cookies will become hard.
    • You can replace whole wheat flour with maida. I am really not sure of the outcome if we use fully wheat flour.
    • If you are using salted butter then skip salt.
    • While making impression make it a little deep as while baking it rises up.
    • If the dough doesn’t come together then add little milk say 1-2 teaspoon not more than that.
    • These cookies keeps well for 3-4 days in room temperature.
    • Make sure to add jam when the cookies are still warm, so that jam sticks well to the cookies.
    Nutrition Facts
    Thumbprint Cookies
    Amount Per Serving (75 g)
    Calories 404 Calories from Fat 225
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 25g38%
    Saturated Fat 15g94%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 6g
    Cholesterol 64mg21%
    Sodium 101mg4%
    Potassium 92mg3%
    Carbohydrates 44g15%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 22g24%
    Protein 4g8%
    Vitamin A 741IU15%
    Calcium 16mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Thumbprint Cookies Recipe Step by Step

    1. Take wheat flour, maida and salt in a bowl, whisk it well,Set aside.Beat butter first then add sugar.
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    2. Beat it well till sugar gets dissolved.Then add vanilla essence and beat once.Now add flour little by little and start beating.
      How to make thumbprint cookies - Step2Pin
    3. Once it resembles a crumbly mixture, stop beating and gather it with your hands to form a smooth dough.Now scoop out using the measuring spoon(I used 1/2 tablespoon)
      How to  make thumbprint cookies - Step3Pin
    4. Line a butter paper on the baking tray.Make balls,place it on the tray and slightly flatten it then using your thumb make impressions in the center as shown below.Alternatively you can use a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon or any curved base spoon.Preheat oven at 170 deg C for 10mins.
      How to make thumbprint cookies - Step4Pin
    5. Make impression like this.Repeat this for the remaining dough also.Bake it as 170 deg C for 15 mins or until the base turns slightly browned.Cool down completely atleast for 30mins.
      How to make thumbprint cookies - Step5Pin
    6. While the cookies are baking you can make your jam ready.I used pineapple and mixed fruit jams.Double boil a vessel and to this add the jam and melt it, keep stirring for 3-4 minutes for the jam to melt slightly, this helps to easily spoon the jam.
      How to make thumbprint cookies - Step6Pin
    7. When the cookies are still warm, add the jam in the impression we made.
      How to make thumbprint cookies - Step7Pin

    Cool down and store in airtight container.
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    Expert Tips

    • You can even spoon the jam and bake it as I have already tried in my jam cookies.But if you are planning to bake the cookies along with jam then make sure you add very little jam else it will ooze out while getting baked.
    • I used jam as topping, you can use nutella or chocolate or choco chip or anything of that sort a per your liking.
    • Do not knead the dough just bring it together to form a dough
    • Don’t wait till the color of the cookies to change, just stop when it starts to brown on the edges.Do not overbake else the cookies will become hard.
    • The orginal recipe used 1/4 almond meal , I used maida instead.
    • You can replace whole wheat flour with maida.I am really not sure of the outcome if we use fully wheat flour.
    • If you are using salted butter then skip salt.
    • While making impression make it a little deep as while baking it rises up.
    • If the dough doesn’t come together then add little milk say 1-2 teaspoon not more than that.
    • These cookies keeps well for 3-4 days in room temperature.
    • Make sure to add jam when the cookies are still warm, so that jam sticks well to the cookies.

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    1. Shailaja s

      December 15, 2014 at 12:50 pm

      Looking perfect …nicely done

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    2. Priya Ranjit

      December 15, 2014 at 1:05 pm

      Cookies look so perfect Sharmi and I love the second click so classic. Perfect festive cookies for Christmas, and thanks for the mention :).

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    3. Haritha Bhimavarapu

      December 15, 2014 at 8:47 pm

      Hey can I use cocoa powder in this mixture

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    4. Divs

      December 16, 2014 at 2:56 am

      wow these look so soft and crumbly. baked to perfection. so prettty!

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    5. Selvarani Ganesan

      December 16, 2014 at 4:49 am

      Apt recipe for christmas…. nice clicks asusual

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    6. Ms.Chitchat

      December 16, 2014 at 4:52 am

      Gorgeous cookies, loved the jam filling.

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    7. Anuradha Prem

      December 16, 2014 at 5:40 am

      YUMMY……

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    8. Ramya Venkateswaran

      December 16, 2014 at 8:46 am

      love the cookies and this is super perfect for the season

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      August 18, 2018 at 12:24 am

      This’s such an attracting blog and nice recipe. I will try doing this quinoa tommorrow.

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