Name: Strawberry Heart Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: ½ cup butter, softened; ½ cup powdered sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 cup flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; ¾ cup strawberry jam or puree

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Strawberry Heart Thumbprint Cookies recipe. An easy dough mix idea and strawberry jam or puree filling for a snack at Christmas holidays.

Strawberry Heart Thumbprint Cookies

A delicious Strawberry Heart Thumbprint Cookies recipe. An easy dough mix idea and strawberry jam or puree filling for a snack at Christmas holidays. Oven Bake dessert for weekends or seasonal holidays or tea times. Change the filling up with other flavors you have in the home or something you prefer. So simple to make and even serve for a Valentine tea or breakfast snack.

What is another name for thumbprint cookies?

It is a Swedish cookie named Hallongrotta, meaning a raspberry cave in Swedish. It said that in Australia it is called jam drops and in USA it is called thumbprint cookies. A very versatile cookie for fillings or shapes depending on your event or times of the season.

Why do thumbprint cookies spread?

Thumbprint cookies would spread if your butter is to soft when making the dough. It should be at a cool room temperature and it is known for the cookies to be small. In this way they should not spread.

Why do thumbprint cookies go flat?

The thumbprint cookie would go flat if you oven is set to hot. As the butter in the cookie would melt to fast, before the other ingredients firm up and this is what makes the cookie go flat.

Do thumbprint cookies need to be refrigerated?

No, these jam cookies, aka thumbprint cookies only need to be stored in an airtight container and at room temperature. Thy should last for a week. They store well and they are a firm and sturdy cookie and ship well.

INGREDIENTS

butter, softened
powdered sugar
egg
vanilla
flour
cornstarch
strawberry jam or puree

For the amounts needed and the instructions follow the recipe attached.

ingredients, Strawberry Heart Thumbprint Cookies recipe. An easy dough mix idea and strawberry jam or puree filling for a snack at Christmas holidays.

HOW TO

In a large mixing bowl whip together softened butter and powdered sugar. Add egg and vanilla and whip until well incorporated. Add your flour and cornstarch to your bowl and fold in until incorporated, don’t over mix.

softened butter and powdered sugar.

egg and vanilla.

flour and cornstarch.

mixed dough.

Roll dough into 24, 1 inch balls.

Use your finger to press a heart shape into each dough ball. For other seasons or needing another design just improvise with a print or use anything to achieve you pattern. These would make an amazing Valentines cookie for snack.

Carefully spoon 1 tsp of strawberry jam or puree into the heart shape.