Description
Delightful Melting Moments cookies blend buttery shortbread with sweet raspberry jam in a classic Australian treat. Rich, crumbly cookies embrace homemade charm and deliver melt-in-mouth deliciousness you cannot resist.
Ingredients
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Melting Moments: Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg yolk
Filling and Garnish:
- 1/2 cup raspberry jam
- Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a parchment-lined baking sheet, creating a clean workspace for your delicate cookie crafting.
- In a spacious mixing bowl, whip the butter and sugar together until the mixture transforms into a cloud-like, airy consistency, incorporating the vanilla and egg yolk until smooth and uniform.
- Gently fold the flour and salt into the creamy base, using your hands to knead the dough if needed, ensuring every ingredient melds seamlessly without overworking the mixture.
- Craft small spherical dough portions, approximately 1-inch in diameter, positioning them evenly across the baking sheet with sufficient spacing between each cookie.
- Create gentle indentations in the center of each dough ball using your thumb or the curved edge of a spoon, forming perfect wells for the vibrant raspberry jam.
- Delicately spoon raspberry jam into each cookie’s center, taking care to fill without causing overflow or potential spillage during baking.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven, allowing the cookies to transform for 10-12 minutes until the edges develop a soft, golden-brown hue.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to rest momentarily on the baking sheet, then carefully transfer to a wire cooling rack to stabilize their delicate structure.
- Once completely cooled, optionally dust with a light veil of powdered sugar, adding a final touch of elegant sweetness to these melt-in-your-mouth treats.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes before shaping to prevent spreading and maintain the cookie’s structure during baking.
- Use room temperature butter for smoother mixing and easier incorporation with other ingredients.
- Choose thick, high-quality raspberry jam to prevent running and maintain a clean thumbprint shape during baking.
- Experiment with alternative fillings like apricot preserves, chocolate ganache, or lemon curd for flavor variety.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 143
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 36 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg