Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cherry preserves or jam
- 4 white chocolate, not chips chopped
- 4 semi sweet chocolate, chopped or chips can be used
- 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.
unsalted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla, almond, flour, salt, cherry preserves, white chocolate, sweet chocolate
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/361981-cherry-thumbprint-cookies (may not work)