Thumbprint Cookie Recipes

Old fashioned, shortbread or with nuts, our classic thumbprint cookie recipes just can’t be matched! Fill you and your guests up with these recipes.

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies

These peanut butter and jelly cookies turn the classic sandwich into a freshly baked treat. Soft peanut butter cookies are topped with fruit jelly and finished with flaky salt for a scrumptious sweet-and-salty bite.

Hetal Vasavada’s Pecan Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

If you’re into fall baking, these are the perfect cookies for you! They hit that sweet spot between cozy and...


Pimiento Thumbprint Shortbreads with Jam

A twist on the classic jam-filled shortbreads, these savory and sweet treats are packed with flavor. Try mixing things up...


Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies

These deliciously autumnal apple butter thumbprint cookies have a soft and tender texture, plenty of cinnamon and pools of silky...


Huckleberry Jam Thumbprints

Described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry, huckleberries are a sweet and tart fruit that grows in...

Holiday Thumbprint Cookies

3 reviews

Speckled with chopped nuts and topped with a candied cherry, these tender cookies will disappear fast.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen


Rhubarb-Filled Cookies

10 reviews

I won a blue ribbon at our local fair for these tender cookies. They're so pretty with the ruby-red filling...

Sacher Torte Cookies

6 reviews

This cookie recipe will be a hit whether you are making it for your family or for a potluck. Apricot...


Cream Cheese Turtle Cups

2 reviews

Sometimes the best thing about a cookie is the memories made. My daughter and I love to make and eat...


Special Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

After baking, these buttery thumbprint cookies are filled with cherry liqueur icing and sprinkled with finely chopped maraschino cherries. The...


Cherry Cordial Cookies

1 review

This is hands-down my most-requested cookie recipe at holiday gatherings. These cookies are reminiscent of chocolate-covered cherries, so they are...

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Red Velvet Thumbprint Cookies

9 reviews

These festive sugar-coated red velvet cookies are perfect for Christmas. They're just as delicious as they are beautiful. —Colleen Delawder,...


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Baklava Thumbprint Cookies

13 reviews

These baklava thumbprint cookies have a honey-walnut filling that infuses them with all the best flavors of the famous Greek...


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Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

11 reviews

Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves...


Cream Cheese-Filled Cookies

3 reviews

My aunt baked these cookies as part of my wedding day dinner. Everyone was impressed with their eye-catching appeal and...


Shortbread Cookies with Jam

47 reviews

Shortbread cookies with jam are incredibly easy to make, and you most likely have the ingredients already. Given the raspberry...

Coconut Drops

18 reviews

Coconut drops are chewy cookies with a sweet thumbprint of raspberry preserves in the center. Our contest-winning recipe looks gorgeous...


Coconut Raspberry Cookies

20 reviews

With their yummy raspberry centers, these chewy cookies will disappear from your picnic table fast. My mother used to make...


White Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints

16 reviews

When I pass around the cookie tray, all eyes land on these fancy thumbprints. The white chocolate filling and dab...


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Pecan Pie Cookies

4 reviews

These pecan pie cookies transform the beloved pie recipe into a portable version perfect for passing around on the holidays.


Poppy Seed Thumbprints

12 reviews

My oldest son is a huge fan of these thumbprints, so I make sure they're on my baking list every...


Peppermint Kiss Cookies

19 reviews

These peppermint kiss cookies bake up a batch of festive cheer in just four simple steps.


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Raspberry Pistachio Thumbprints

11 reviews

Thumbprint cookies are a Christmas classic, and I especially like my updated version with pistachios. The rich, buttery bites are...


Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

28 reviews

If you want a thick, chewy cookie that's loaded with chocolate flavor and smooth caramel, these caramel thumbprint cookies are...


Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

3 reviews

Enjoy these easy flourless peanut butter thumbprint cookies, featuring a rich peanut butter base and a luscious Nutella filling. Ready...

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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Thumbprints

When I dig out my best cookie recipes, I'm reminded of baking with my children when they were little. These...


Peanut Butter Pie Cookies

1 review

I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, but my favorite—peanut butter pie—is tough to eat on the go....


Festive Thumbprints

3 reviews

I never cared for jam-filled thumbprints, so I decided to fill them with frosting instead. This makes them easy to...


Coconut Key Lime Thumbprints

1 review

This is the cookie recipe I created for the Las Vegas World Food Championships in 2013. It's similar to a...


Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies

7 reviews

Raspberry jam may taste good on toast, but it's sooo much better in a cookie! Our raspberry thumprint cookies recipe...


No-Bake Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprints

Years ago, a friend gave me a recipe for chocolate peanut treats that didn't require baking. I thought it...