Skip to main content

Thumbprint Cookies


Thumbprint cookies are filled with jam or jelly in the indent made by the thumb on the cookies which is perfect for holiday baking and today is the 5th day of blogging marathon.These cookies are simply delicious and crispy,soft,mouth melting with the sweetness of the jam or jelly also called as thimble cookies,here goes the recipe .....


Ingredients

IngredientQuantity
All purpose flour1cup
Butter1/2cup
Sugar1/4cup
Strawberry jam2tbs
Vanilla extract1/2tsp
Salta pinch
Baking powder1/2tsp
Baking sodaa pinch

Method

                 Mix in the dry ingredients flour,baking powder,soda and a pinch of salt.
Cream the butter and sugar till it becomes fluffy and smooth,add in the vanilla extract and mix it well.
Now add in the flour 1/4 cup at a time and mix it well everything is incorporated well.
Now the dough will be very soft.Wrap it in a polythene wrap or butter paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.Take out the dough and divide into equal balls and smooth it gently,keep it on the baking tray.
Gently press the top of the cookie with the thumb and fill in the jam.Bake it at 350 F for 10-13 minutes.Cool down on a wire rack completely.
Store it in an air tight container.
Enjoy......

  • The cookies will be soft when it is hot and becomes crisp on cooling,take out from the oven after 10-12 mins.
  • The smooth out balls can be rolled in finely chopped nuts which gives extra rich taste.
  • Keep the cookies on the baking tray 2 inch apart.
Also check out my friends who is running in Blogging Marathon#11.

Linking to

  1. Bake Fest#2.
  2. Let's Cook-Baked Goodies
  3. Only-Cookies and Cake
  4. Serve it Series -Baked Sweet
  5. Christmas Delicacy

Sumber http://www.naliniscooking.com

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Thengai/Coconut Masala Chutney

Coconut masala chutney is a flavorful,tangy and mildly spicy chutney goes very well with Idly and Dosa which is my grand mother's signature recipe.This one is a favorite accompaniment for idly,dosa for my family and love it a lot.This chutney stays fresh for 2 days if it is stored properly in the refrigerator.Today is the day 3 of blogging marathon #16 and the recipe is as follows............ Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Coconut 1/2cup Onion 1no.(medium size) Tomato 2nos.(medium size) Red chilly 5-6nos. Oil 2tbs Curry leaves 1 sprig Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp Urad dhal/ullutham paruppu 1tsp Salt to taste Method                   Chop the onion finely and grind the coconut,red chilly and tomato to a fine paste,keep aside.   Heat a pan with the oil,when it becomes hot splutter the mustard and urad dhal.Add the onion and curry leaves,saute it till golden. Now add the ground paste and fry it f...

Strawberry Mango Popsicle

Today is the final day of Blogging Marathon #16 and the the recipe is a colorful popsicle made with fresh strawberries and mangoes. Since last two days the weather was in 90s and feeling hot,my kiddo wanted something cold to eat or drink.Suddenly got the idea of making these popsicles to finish the over ripe mangoes,it came out delicious and we enjoyed it.Only 5 popsicles were left to take the pictures and couldn't take the picture properly as it started melting due to the high temperature.Here is the recipe...     Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Mango(peeled,cubed) 1 cup Strawberry(cut into half) 1cup Sugar 4tbs Lemon juice 2tbs Method  Puree the mango and strawberry with 2tbs of sugar,1tbs lemon juice separately,keep it aside. Pour which ever layer want first in the popsicle mold or small cups and freeze it for 30 minutes. Then pour the next layer and freeze it for atleast 6 hours. Remove the popsicle from the mold by keeping in hot w...

South Indian Breakfast Thali

Today's post for the Blogging Marathon#16 under the thali theme is a simple breakfast thali.The menu is Sambhar Idly Ulundhu Vadai(urad dhal vada) Ven Pongal(pongal) Nei Roast(ghee roast) Degree Kaapi The accompaniments are Thengai chutney(coconut chutney) Sambhar Poondu chutney(garlic chutney) Venpongal                         Venpongal is a easy to make breakfast item which I make almost every Saturday for breakfast or dinner.Sometimes make it for lunch if I feel lazy to cook or run out of idly batter.Here is the recipe...   Ingredients Ingredient Quantity Raw rice/paccharisi 1cup Moong dhal/paasiparuppu 1/3cup Cumin seeds/jeeragam 11/2tsp Black pepper/milagu 1tsp Curry leaves 1 sprig Ginger/inji(finely chopped) 1tsp Asafoetida/perugayam a generous pinch Turmeric powder/manjal podi a pinch Cashews(broken) 11/2tbs Ghee/nei 3tbs Oil 1tbs Salt to taste Method  ...