Amy’s Raspberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies

4.8(14)

Melt in your mouth cookies! These are super easy and only require 6 ingredients (ones that are typically in your pantry, not including the water). No eggs are needed! Simple and delicious!

by CarenG·published 2010-03-06

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prep 7 min

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Ingredients (7)

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1 cup Butterbutter
⅔ cups Granulated Sugarsugar
2 cups Flourflour
½ teaspoons Almond Extract Or Vanilla Extractalmond
1 jar Raspberry Jam (12 Ounce Jar, Use As Much As You Need)raspberry
1 cup Powdered Sugarsugar
1 Tablespoon Waterwater

Instructions (4 steps)

01Cream together the butter with the granulated sugar. Mix in flour and extract. Scoop out a spoonful of the mixture and shape into 1-inch balls. (The mixture will just barely come together.) Put each ball onto a cookie sheet and press your thumb into each one to make an indention. Put as much jam as you can put into each thumbprint.
02Bake 14-18 minutes at 350 degrees.
03Once cookies are cooled, mix together the powdered sugar with the water and drizzle onto the cookies.
04Makes about 24 cookies.

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