Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies with Raspberry Jam
These raspberry thumbprint cookies are a classic holiday recipe! The cookies are made with cream cheese for a smooth and soft texture that wont crack, and then they are stuffed with sweet raspberry jam. Drizzle them with their sweet and sticky cream cheese icing for a cookie everyone will love!
Ingredients
For the cookies
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (30 g) confectioners sugar
- 4 oz (113.4 g) cream cheese, 1/2 cup
- 1 (1 ) egg yolk
- 2 tsp (2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups (312.5 g) all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp (0.5 tsp) kosher salt
- 1/2 cup (170 g) raspberry jam
For the glaze
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup (40 g) confectioners sugar
- 1 tbsp (1 tbsp) milk
Instructions
Make the cookies
You can use a hand mixer, stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or make this recipe by hand. In the bowl combine the 1 cup softened butter with 3/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup confectioners sugar. Cream on low speed or mix by hand until foamy and light. Add the 1/2 cup cream cheese, egg yolk, and 2 tsp vanilla and cream again.
Add the 2 1/2 cups flour and 1/2 tsp kosher salt and mix until the dough forms.
Scoop out the dough using a small cookie scoop or using a kitchen spoon and roll into a ball. Line the cookies up on the baking sheet 1 1/2" apart. Wet your thumb and press it into the cookie.- Preheat the oven to 375° and bake for 15 minutes. Cool.
Warm up the jam for 30 seconds in the microwave. Spoon 1/2 tsp jam into each cookie.
Make the Cream Cheese Glaze
Combine the 2 tbsp cream cheese with 1/3 cup confectioners sugar and 1 tbsp milk. Whisk until a smooth glaze forms. Line the cookies up on a cookie sheet and drizzle the glaze all over the cookies. Enjoy!
Notes
You can use any kind of jam for the filling.
Make sure when rolling out the dough that it is smooth with no cracks to ensure the cookies won't crack while baking.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 195kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 72mg, Potassium: 30mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 13g, Vitamin A: 327IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 13mg, Iron: 1mg
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