Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe | Classic Buttery Cookies with Fruit Jam
Jam Thumbprint Cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with a sweet fruit jam center, making them a timeless favorite for holidays, tea time, and everyday baking. These classic cookies are made from a rich butter dough, shaped into small rounds, and filled with your favorite jam such as raspberry, strawberry, apricot, or blueberry before baking. Soft, tender, and beautifully colorful, homemade Jam Thumbprint Cookies are easy to prepare and perfect for sharing with family and friends.
Cooking Method
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Add the flour and salt, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the prepared baking tray.
- Press your thumb or the back of a spoon into the center of each cookie.
- Fill each indentation with about ½ teaspoon of jam.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar if desired and serve.
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