Description
A simple and delicious recipe for cream cheese thumbprint cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup fruit jam or preserves
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
- Add sugar and vanilla, and mix well.
- Gradually add flour and salt, mixing until combined.
- Shape dough into small balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Make an indentation in the center of each ball.
- Fill each indentation with fruit jam.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden.
- Let cool before serving.
Notes
- Use your favorite flavor of jam.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- These cookies can be frozen for later use.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: cream cheese thumbprint cookies recipe