Strawberry-Orange Thumbprint Cookies are a fun dessert to make if you have young children helping you in the kitchen.
Strawberry-Orange Thumbprint Cookies
Makes 44
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup seedless strawberry jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer at medium speed until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl as necessary. Add egg yolks, orange zest, and orange extract, beating to combine.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating to combine and stopping to scrape sides of bowl as necessary.
- Using a levered 1-tablespoon scoop, portion dough, and drop 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Dip a rounded ½-teaspoon measuring spoon into flour, and press firmly into each ball of dough, making an indentation for jam. Fill each indentation with ¼ teaspoon jam.
- Bake until edges of cookies are golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks. Store in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
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Can these be made in advance and frozen?
You could make the dough in advance and freeze it and then bake the cookies when you are ready. We hope you enjoy these delicious cookies!