Thumbprint Cookies
 

Happy 2021! :) Hope the 2021 will bring more joy and health to everyone! New year - new recipes! Ready?! Ok, let's get back to serious stuff :) Now that I think of the New Year Eve, I wish I had shared the thumbprint cookie recipe some days earlier. The thumbprint cookies are so delicious, and would have been a great part of your New Year Eve dinner table.

The thumbprint cookies are really easy to make. Actually, it is nearly just mixing all the ingredients together, dipping the dough into the egg and coconut flakes, and you are done! Oh and you can substitute the coconut with nuts. It can be walnuts or hazelnuts, or any other type of nuts that you like most. Give it a try, and choose your favorite, and let me know what you like most!

The thumbprint cookies can be made with any type of jam or marmalade. I had some orange marmalade (that is a special one as it is made by my Grandma :)) so I used it for the cookies this time. If I had to go for another jam or marmalade, I would use cranberry or raspberry jam. Both are a bit bitter and I trust they both make the thumbprint cookies really delicious.

These thumbprint cookies can be given as a gift when visiting friends. I love putting them on a nice dish and taking it to my friends' house, they disappear in a minute! And knowing that it only takes a couple of moments to make them, it can really be a last minute option for the dessert!

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Servings: 32 yield(s)
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 3 1/2 eggs
  • 1 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cup coconut flakes
  • 1/2 cup orange jam
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter with sugar until smooth
  3. Separate eggs
  4. Beat the egg yolks into butter and sugar mixture, add vanilla and salt, and mix well
  5. Add the flour, mix well until combined
  6. Beat egg whites
  7. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and dip each of them into the egg whites, then roll each in coconut flakes
  8. With your thumb, make a tiny whole in the center of each dough ball (this is where the jam will go)
  9. Bake for 10-15 min, then let the cookies cool a bit
  10. Fill each thumbprint cookie with jam (I used orange jam, yet this can be any!)
Recipe Notes

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