Thumbprint Cookies with Holiday Jam
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January 20, 2025
super easy
Thumbprint Cookies with Holiday Jam
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Cranberry sauce (can also use favorite jam)
- 1 cup Butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cup Cane sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3 1/2 cup Einkorn flour (can use 3 cups all purpose flour)
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup Powdered sugar (we love wholesome brand)
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Melted butter
- 2 tbsp Orange juice (might need an extra tablespoon of oj, depends on powdered sugar thickness)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a bowl with a hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add 1 c softened butter and 1 1/2 c cane sugar, cream for 2-3 minutes
- Then add in 2 eggs and 2 tsp vanilla extract and continue to beat for 2-3 minutes.
- Turn off mixer and add 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, and 3 1/2 c einkorn flour.
- Beat on low until combined, do not overmix
- Refrigerate dough for 20 minutes
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoon of chilled dough, press finger into the middle to create small hole but do not press all the way through
- Add 1 tsp of cranberry sauce or jam
- Continue until all are shaped and filled, place on baking sheet 1-2 inches apart
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until golden brown and set, remove from oven
- Whisk in a small bowl 1 1/2 c powdered sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp melted butter, and 2-3 tbsp of orange juice. Whisk well. Drizzle over cooled cookies
- Enjoy!
Notes
Storage
- Store in airtight container for up to 4 days or you can freezer for up to 2 months
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