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Thumbprint Cookies some filled with lemon curd and some with chocolate spread and sprinkles
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Thumbprint Cookies - Curd, Jam or Chocolate

These mini biscuits are super easy to make, thumbprint cookies need no special tools or cutters and they are ready in minutes!
We filled our buttery, crumbly and cute fruit cookies or as we call them in the UK biscuits, with the delicious tropical flavour's of passion fruit curd and chocolate spread with sprinkles.
But you can use lemon curd, jam or butter peanut instead, plus other ideas given in the notes.
Grab the kids and enjoy some bonding time in the kitchen making these together allowing everyone to choose their favourite filling.
Prep Time13 minutes
Active Time12 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Biscuits, Cookies, Snack
Cuisine: American, British, swedish
Keyword: biscuit, biscuits thumbprints, chocolate spread, cookies, hallongrotta, jam, lunchbox, mini biscuits, mini cookies, passion fruit, passion fruit thumbprint cookies, passionfruit curd cookies, Thumbprint cookies, thumbprint cookies uk, tropical
Yield: 20 Mini Cookies
Calories: 123kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Ingredients

  • 1 Egg Whisked
  • 110 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 230 grams (1 ¾ cup)Plain flour
  • 55 grams (¼ cup) Caster sugar + 3 tablespoon more for coating
  • pinch of Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract

Filing Options - Choose your favourites!

  • Passion Fruit or Lemon Curd
  • Chocolate Spread or Nutella
  • Marshmallows
  • Chocolate
  • Caramel Sauce
  • Thick set honey
  • Peanut butter
  • Buttercream frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 200°C/180°C fan/400°F
    Cream the sugar and butter together until smooth and fluffy, we used an electric hand mixer.
    Add your egg, followed by salt and vanilla extract.
    1 Egg, 110 grams (1 stick) unsalted butter, 55 grams (¼ cup) Caster sugar , ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract, pinch of Salt
    Butter, sugar and egg being whisked in a silver bowl to make our cookie mix
  • Sift in the flour.
    Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula, to form a dough.
    230 grams (1 ¾ cup)Plain flour
    Cookie dough mix in a silver bowl
  • Divide the dough into tablespoon amounts. Roll into small balls. Coat the ball with sugar.
    Should make 20 balls.
    55 grams (¼ cup) Caster sugar
    Rolling the cookie dough into balls to start forming the cookies
  • Place the cookie dough ball on parchment paper or a silicone sheet in a baking tray.
    Use the back of the tablespoon (or your thumb) to push the ball down.
    Creating a round shaped cookie, with a shallow hole.
    Making the hole in the cookie with a teaspoon on a baking tray
  • See notes's for different toppings and when to add them, before , after or during cooking.
    Cook in the oven for 12 minutes total.
    Passion Fruit or Lemon Curd, Chocolate Spread or Nutella
    Piping the passion fruit curd into our passion fruit thumbprint cookies
  • Cool on a wire rack and dust with icing sugar (or just eat them warm!)
    Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookies on a black cooling rack

Video

Notes

When to add filling?

For marshmallows or chocolate, you should fill your thumbprint cookie before baking so they melt into the hole.
For curd or jam fill halfway through cooking so they stay soft and sticky but slightly set.
For cream, icing, marzipan, peanut butter, caramel sauce or chocolate spread you can simply add them after baking!

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 149IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg