For more Christmas baking ideas take a look at our holiday recipe collection. Holiday cookie recipes are coming thick and fast and I hope you are ready. There is no other time of the year when eating cookies any time of the day is not only allowed but encouraged! We need a good variety to keep those near and dear to us happy and satisfied. This year I teamed up with my daughter to bring you even more cookies recipes than I usually do at Christmas, so there is something for everyone. Thumbprints are a Christmas cookie staple in most households. And while the classic version is delicious, I wanted to update it for the chocolate lovers in your family.
What are Thumbprint Cookies?
Round buttery cookies with little pools of fruit jam in the middle are known as thumbprint cookies. They could be vanilla flavoured or chocolate. Supposedly a baker presses little dough balls with a thumb to make an indentations and later fills them with delicious jam. I personally use a teaspoon instead of my thumb but that’s the origin of the name and it’s a cute one! Some people roll them in almonds, walnuts or simply in sugar. I love using pistachios at Christmas time for their gorgeous green colour. Needless to say, you can fill them with any jam flavour you like or happen to have at home. I used homemade strawberry and blackberry jam this year but they are also delicious when filled with chocolate ganache!
Storage suggestions
Store at room temperature for a week in an airtight container. Or freeze for up to three months, especially useful if you want to get your Christmas baking done early! Use parchment paper between layers of cookies to keep them from freezing together.
More Christmas cookies to try
White Chocolate Matcha Cookies Lemon Ricotta Cookies Honey Cinnamon Walnut Rugelach Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pistachios and Sea Salt
