Cherry Thumbprint Cookies.
You can have Cherry Thumbprint Cookies using 12 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
- Prepare of SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINT COOKI.
- Prepare of unsalted butter, at room temperature.
- Prepare of granulated sugar.
- It’s of vanilla extract.
- It’s of almond extract.
- Prepare of plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour.
- It’s of salt.
- Prepare of cherry preserves or jam.
- It’s of WHITE CHOCOLATE GLAZE.
- It’s of white chocolate, not chips chopped.
- Prepare of DARK CHOCOLATE GLAZE.
- Prepare of semi sweet chocolate, chopped or chips can be used.
Cherry Thumbprint Cookies step by step
Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine flour and salt in a bowl, set aside.
In another bowl beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add vanilla and almond extract and beat in.
Add flour and salt mixture and stir until b L emded.
Cover and refigerate until dough is firm, at least 2 hours. Then roll into 1 inch balls, place on prepared pans.
Make a indentation with a wooden spoon handle or a thumb,if it cracks just smooth it over , place some cherry jam in each indentation. Keep dough cool. If it warms during batches chill it don't work with warm sticky dough.
Bake for 13 to 15 minutes until slightly golden. Cool in pans 5 minutes then transfer to racks to cool completely before glazing.
GLAZE COOKIES.
Melt semisweet chocolate, just until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Melt white chocolate just until smooth, . Drizzle over cookies. Let cookies sit about 30 minutes to set choclate up..
