Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies
We’ve been taking advantage of summer vacation with lots of baking at our house. It’s always fun to spend time in the kitchen with the kids. If you’re looking for a quick and easy recipe to try, this strawberry thumbprint cookie recipe is fun and delicious! The kids and grandkids will love squishing their little thumbs in the dough and watching it bake into a cookie!
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Ingredients for Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies:
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup strawberry jam
Preparation:
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to blend softened butter and brown sugar on medium speed until smooth.
- Add vanilla extract and egg and continue to blend.
- Add in flour and salt and blend until smooth.
- Optional step: Chill dough in fridge for 10 minutes.
- Scoop small balls of dough onto the cookie sheet. Press your thumb into the center of the dough ball where you will fill it with jam after it cools.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool before filling with strawberry jam.
Additional Topping Options
The options for thumbprint cookies are limitless! I’m a huge fan of setting out buffet style ingredients and letting kids pick and choose their own when we cook or bake. These strawberry thumbprint cookies are our favorites but we’ve also tried them in various flavors, including:
chocolate
raspberry jam
grape jelly
peanut butter (yum)
vanilla frosting with rainbow sprinkles
You’ll find more tasty cookie recipes on the NanaHood site. Have fun trying different flavors and let us know what you and your kids and grandkids make!
~ Lisa
