Thumbprint Butter Cookies

Name: Thumbprint Butter Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons apricot or other fruit preserves

These buttery little rounds add beautiful color to a platter of treats. Fill the thumbprint in the center with any fruit preserves you like. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons apricot or other fruit preserves

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in egg, oil, vanilla and butter flavoring. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake until edges are light brown, 8-10 minutes.
Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Fill with preserves.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 75 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Thumbprint Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Cookies & Candies 2006

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Beapaczkowski

Nov 28, 2018

I haven’t made these cookies yet, but when I do I will add preserves before I bake them, as I do with my other thumbprint cookies...
lvarner

Nov 2, 2018

This is a great recipe for a holiday cookie tray. The cookies are so pretty, and I love varying the flavor of the preserves to add flavor and color variety. They taste really good too!
zeena

Jun 19, 2018

hii excellent recipe i made this before, i will try this one
shandan23

Dec 10, 2013

very good cookies! can be made into smaller balls of dough on cookie sheets, i used my metal tsp bottom to make the holes in the middle, works better but you need to do it again halfway through baking. They look beautiful when filled with your favorite jams! i used my homemade freezer jam! Will definately be a keeper in my house!
kleescraga

Dec 16, 2011

Delicious cookies. The recipe didn't mention the necessity to chill prior to rolling, but my dough was so soft I had to refrigerate for about an hour. I didn't know if the finished cookies would need to be refrigerated, but I did anyway just to be safe. This recipe is definitely a keeper for us, but I would like to know if final refrigeration is necessary.
imacookingirl

Dec 21, 2010

Absolutely fantastic!!!!! I made a batch to take to my teacher and all of them were impressed!!! Even the Home Ec teacher said they were marvelous!!!!!
trilletsub

Dec 20, 2010

Since finding this in the magazine it has become a yearly favorite!