Melt-In-Your-Mouth Thumbprint Cookies
There are hardly any other baked goods better to me than a classic thumbprint. I made these even better by subbing in some wheat flour and reducing the sugar. Did anyone know? Nope.
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour If you are ready to go for an all wheat cookie, go for it! This is a great cookie for using whole wheat.
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour I always use whole wheat pastry flour as opposed to a hard winter wheat flour. It is lower in protein and makes your baked goods so tender.
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½-3/4 cup cranberry syrup or other preserves of choice.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.Combine flours and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. In another, medium sized bowl, add butter and sugar. I used a hand mixer for this one. Mix until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix only to combine. Scrape down the bowl. Add flour mixture. Mix again to combine. Scrape down and mix again if needed. Scoop cookies onto parchment paper. I baked 16 at a time, in 4x4 rows. 4 across and 6 down. Roll the cookies in a ball. Make an indention on the top of each cookie to fill with jam. I used my ½ teaspoon measuring spoon. It was the perfect size. Move the cookies to the fridge and chill for about 20-30 minutes. Fill each cavity with preserves. Mine took about 1 teaspoon per cavity. Place in oven and bake about 10 minutes. The cookies will spread a bit, and be a VERY light golden brown around the bottom edges. Remove from oven. With a metal spatula, remove from pan and place on cooling racks. The cookies are delicious eaten while they are warm. They are also good cooled. This dough can easily be made ahead of time. Simply mix the dough and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week, or store in the freezer for up to a month. If it is chilled, be sure to let it soften a bit before trying to scoop and roll. Same with frozen dough, make sure it is soft and pliable before you try scooping and rolling. Now, sit back and enjoy. You deserve it!