Description
These Flower Jam Thumbprint Cookies are delicate, buttery cookies shaped like flowers and filled with sweet fruit jam. Beautiful and delicious, they’re perfect for holidays, tea parties, or gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup fruit jam (strawberry, raspberry, apricot, etc.)
- Powdered sugar (optional, for dusting)
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla: Mix in egg and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add dry ingredients: Gradually mix in flour and salt until a soft dough forms.
- Shape flowers: Roll dough into small balls and arrange 5–6 balls together to form a flower shape. Gently press the center.
- Add jam: Spoon a small amount of jam into the center of each flower.
- Bake: Bake for 12–15 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool: Let cool completely and dust with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Use thicker jam to prevent spreading. Chill dough if it becomes too soft while shaping. You can mix different jam flavors for colorful variations.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 65mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: thumbprint cookies, flower cookies, jam cookies, butter cookies, festive cookies
