Thumb print cookies. This shortbread-style thumbprint cookie is light and flaky. The salted caramel and dark chocolate add a delicious richness. This won first place at a recent neighborhood cookie swap. Fill with a small spoonful of jam. I was looking for a quick thumbprint cookie that didn't require refrigeration and here was Chef John's recipe to save the day!

Perfect shortbread tastes fantastic and looks beautiful! The texture of the shortbread is perfection and the buttery not-too-sweet flavor compliments the jam wonderfully. Can't say enough good things about these cookies! You can have Thumb print cookies using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Thumb print cookies

It's 1/4 cup of ghee.
Prepare 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
You need 1 tbsp of rawa.
You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
You need 1 cup of maida/ all purpose flour.
It's 1/8 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare as needed of Vanilla essence.
Prepare as needed of While chocolate compound.
You need as needed of Blue colour gel.

Old fashioned, shortbread or with nuts, our classic thumbprint cookie recipes just can't be matched! Fill you and your guests up with these recipes. Just turn up the music, get your hands a bit dirty, and have a baking party! A signature Christmastime sweet, our tiny almond-flavored cookies bear the print of the baker's thumb, which is gently pressed into the partially baked cookie to create a well.

Thumb print cookies instructions

Churn ghee and powdered sugar till smooth and creamy texture.
Add maida, baking powder, vanilla essence, salt and blue colour gel, mix thoroughly Knead a soft dough with your palm, don't over Knead,.
Pre heat cooker for 5 mints on high flame, now make small balls of the dough, press in center with your thumb, and bake it for 15-20 mints on low flame.
After cookie cools down, melt chocolate, using double boil technique, add add some more gel colour and pour in the center of the cookies, let set and enjoy.

A dollop of apricot, red currant, or raspberry jam fills the center. The only thing better than a cookie is a cookie with filling. These sweet thumbprint cookies are fun to make—the name says it all!—and look great on any holiday table. Mix in flour a little bit at a time until a soft dough forms. Use your thumb or an instrument of similar size to make a thumbprint or well in the centre of each cookie.