thumbprint cookies
Indented butter cookies
Thumbprint cookies are small round cookies with an indentation pressed into the center before baking, typically filled with jam, chocolate, or icing.
The name comes from the traditional method of pressing your thumb into the dough to create the well.
They're common at holiday gatherings and cookie exchanges: She made three dozen thumbprint cookies with raspberry jam.
- jamCooked fruit spread
- fruit preservesSugar-cooked fruit for storage
- butterSolid fat from cream
- brown butterHeated until amber-colored
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
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