STRAWBERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies are a soft, buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie topped with sweet strawberry jam! Classic thumbprint cookies with jam are made easy with pantry ingredients & taste delicious!

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Everything about these strawberry jam cookies are simply delightful and perfect for any occasion or no occasion at all. Make these easy thumbprint cookies for parties or serve them up on the weekend when you just want something sweet and homemade.

STRAWBERRY JAM THUMBPRINT COOKIES

This type of cookie is super popular around the holidays, it is a staple for many cookie trays and cookie exchanges. The simple shortbread cookie base with the sweet jam center makes for a sensational dessert to share with family and friends.
We fill these shortbread cookies with strawberry flavored jam, but you can use any of jam flavor you desire. Strawberry is just one of our favorites because it looks and tastes incredible. Do not underestimate the deliciousness of this simple cookie recipe, give it a try today and see just what we mean!

WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS EASY COOKIE RECIPE:

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No rolling pin is needed! These cookies are as simple as mixing and rolling into balls with your hands. There is no need for a rolling pin to spread out the dough and no need for large amounts of counter space either.
Minimal ingredients. You will only need a small handful of ingredients to make this strawberry jam cookie recipe and none of them are leavening agents like baking powder or baking soda!
Chilling is optional! If you do not feel like waiting for cookies, you don’t have to. With this thumbprint cookie recipe, the chilling is optional so you can take a break and let the dough sit or you can get them baking now so they can be finished sooner.

STRAWBERRY JELLY SHORTBREAD COOKIE INGREDIENTS

Butter: You will need 1 cup of room temperature butter, this is two sticks, to create a nice rich tasting cookie.
Sugar: Using ⅔ cups of granulated sugar will help to make the cookies sweet and chewy.

Eggs: To bind the cookies together and add a little richness, add 2 egg yolks.

Vanilla extract: Adding 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract will flavor the cookies well.

Flour: The base of the cookie recipe is 2 cups of all-purpose flour.

Salt: You will want to use ½ teaspoon of salt to enhance the flavors in the cookie so that they taste incredible.

Jam: ⅓ cup of strawberry jam will be the filling in the middle of your cookies.

ALTERNATE IDEAS FOR THUMBPRINT COOKIES

The great thing about thumbprint cookies is they are SO versatile. You can switch up the center filling and create wonderful new desserts each time! An easy change is the flavor of the jam, you can use whatever you have in your kitchen or whatever your favorite flavor is. A delicious blackberry, raspberry, or peach would taste absolutely amazing. You can also sprinkle the tops of the cookies with powder sugar to create a pretty appearance to the cookie too. If you wanted to change the texture up a bit, add caramel to the center of the cookie instead of jam, YUM!