Day two of my week of cookies! Today I bring you a classic Christmas cookie!
I stumbled on this recipe probably 4 years ago and it quickly became a part of my yearly cookie baking tradition. It's not super fancy, there are no surprising ingredients, it's not exotic, it's just classic. And that's what I like about it.
A soft, chewy cookie with a buttery shortbread flavor and of course, my favorite part, sweet and tangy black raspberry preserves. The saying is true, sometimes less is more!
Classic Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flour
Seedless Raspberry or Blackberry Preserves
Powdered sugar for sprinkling, optional Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
In a medium bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy, just a few minutes. Add flour and salt, blend at low speed. If the dough is too soft to roll into a ball, chill for 30 minutes.
With floured hands, roll the dough into 1” balls (about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie). Place cookies 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Press a thumbprint into the top of each cookie. Fill the thumbprint with raspberry preserves. Bake for 15-18 minutes, the cookies will still look pale. Cool on racks and sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like. Makes about 4 dozen.
Adapted from Vintage Victuals
