Nutella or Jam Thumbprint Cookies
These thumbprint cookies are made using your favorite jam or Nutella.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sugar (optional for rolling)
- 1/3 cup raspberry, strawberry or cherry jam
- 1/3 cup nutella
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar together well for about a minute in a mixer or with a hand mixer.
- Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch.
- Mix flour and cornstarch into butter mixture until combined. Dough will seem dry and crumbly.
- Roll dough into balls about 1 tablespoon in size, roll really well into smooth balls.
- Roll in sugar (optional) and place on parchment on cookie sheet. Using your thumb or back of a spoon to make an indent in each cookie. If they start to crack, smooth over the cracks with your fingers.
- Chill cookies in fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 deg F.
- Spoon jam or nutella into each indent of the cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 min until edges begin to brown.