Thumbprint Cookies - Curd, Jam or Chocolate
These mini biscuits are super easy to make, thumbprint cookies need no special tools or cutters and they are ready in minutes!We filled our buttery, crumbly and cute fruit cookies or as we call them in the UK biscuits, with the delicious tropical flavour's of passion fruit curd and chocolate spread with sprinkles.But you can use lemon curd, jam or butter peanut instead, plus other ideas given in the notes.Grab the kids and enjoy some bonding time in the kitchen making these together allowing everyone to choose their favourite filling.
Ingredients
- 1 Egg (Whisked)
- 110 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 230 grams (1 3/4 cup)Plain flour
- 55 grams (1/4 cup) Caster sugar (+ 3 tbsp more for coating)
- pinch of Salt
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- Passion Fruit or Lemon Curd
- Chocolate Spread or Nutella
- Marshmallows
- Chocolate
- Caramel Sauce
- Thick set honey
- Peanut butter
- Buttercream frosting
Instructions
- 1
Cream: Preheat oven at 200°C/180°C fan/400°FCream the sugar and butter together until smooth and fluffy, we used an electric hand mixer.Add your egg, followed by salt and vanilla extract.
- 2
Sieve: Sift in the flour.Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula, to form a dough.
- 3
Balls: Divide the dough into tablespoon amounts. Roll into small balls. Coat the ball with sugar.Should make 20 balls.
- 4
Thumbprint: Place the cookie dough ball on parchment paper or a silicone sheet in a baking tray.Use the back of the tablespoon (or your thumb) to push the ball down.Creating a round shaped cookie, with a shallow hole.
- 5
Oven: See notes's for different toppings and when to add them, before , after or during cooking.Cook in the oven for 12 minutes total.
- 6
Cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar (or just eat them warm!)
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