Strawberry Jam Butter Cookies
Classic Thumbprint Cookies with a sweet jam center are the perfect cookie to enjoy any time of the year! These cookies are buttery, fruity, and drizzled with just the right amount of sweet glaze.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 124kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup room temperature butter - 2 sticks
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 cups flour - sifted
- strawberry preserves - you can use apricot or fig as well
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ***milk or water can be substituted***
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar together with a hand or stand mixer until fluffy. Add egg yolk and mix well.
- Slowly add flour, ½ cup at a time, and continue to mix - the dough will be thick and dense.
- Using a spoon or a #40 scoop, form cookie dough into small balls. Place on prepared cookie sheets.
- Using your thumb, or the bottom of a wooden spoon make an indention in the center of the cookie and fill it with preserves.
- Bake for 18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies rest on the pan for 1 minute.
- Remove from baking sheet and let cool on a wire rack.
- Mix together confectioners sugar and lemon juice (milk or water.) Stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg