Best Almond Thumbprints Recipes

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter, and almond extract.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
• Reduce speed to low; add flour.
• Continue beating until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• With thumb, make indentation in center of each cookie (edges may crack slightly).
• Fill each indentation with about ¼ t. jam.
• Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet.
• Glaze:.
• In small bowl stir together powdered sugar and 1½ t. almond extract.
• Gradually stir in enough water for a thin glaze.
• Drizzle over cooled cookies.
• TIP: If cookies are spreading too much, chill dough 1 hour or stir in 1 to 2 T. flour.

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In large mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter and almond extract. Beat on medium until creamy. Reduce speed to low, add flour. Beat until well mixed.
• 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on un-greased cookie sheets. With thumb, make indentation in center of each cookie (edges may crack slightly). Fill each with 1/4 tsp. jam.
• 4. Bake 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes.
• 5. Meanwhile, in a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. almond extract and enough water to make a thin glaze. Drizzle over cookies, cool completely. Enjoy!

RASPBERRY AND ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger, and fill the hole with preserves.
• Bake for 14 to 18 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle lightly over warm cookies.

ALMOND CARAMEL THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 baking sheets.
• Place the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer equipped with the paddle attachment-the one that looks like the peace sign-and beat until creamy and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the egg yolks and almond extract and beat for another minute or so, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• In another large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chopped almonds.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter-sugar mixture. When combined, the dough should be soft and homogeneous. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until firm.
• When you're ready to bake, take the dough out of the fridge and roll it into 3/4-inch balls. Place the balls about 1 inch apart on a prepared baking sheet. Using the tip of your thumb, make a hole as deep as you can in each doughball without actually poking through the bottom. Roll your thumb around a little bit to widen the hole-this is your thumbprint!
• Bake the cookies for 16 to 18 minutes or until they begin to turn golden around the edges. Remove from the oven and cool. While the cookies are cooling, repoke each one with your thumb to create a really nice spot for the caramel. Repeat with the remaining dough.
• For the caramel: In a medium saute pan, combine the sugar, lemon juice, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water. Bring the pan to medium-high heat. Be careful not to swish the pan around as that can cause the sugar to recrystallize. As the mixture boils, the water will evaporate and the sugar will begin to turn brown, or "caramelize." This is the point when you DO NOT want to take your eyes off it! Things can take a turn for the worse here and there will be no recovery. As the sugar begins to turn gold and move toward golden brown, remove it from the heat and add the heavy cream. As you do this it will bubble up like crazy. Be sure to use a pan large enough to accommodate the bubbling-this stuff is molten and can cause a very severe burn. Whisk the cream until things settle down and the bubbles subside, then add the butter 2 pats at a time, making sure each addition is thoroughly incorporated before adding more.
• Let the caramel cool slightly, then spoon it into the hole of each cookie and let cool. You'll most likely have leftover caramel sauce, so save it for something yummy-like pouring over vanilla ice cream!

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• 1. Combine butter, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
• 2. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 3. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb (edges may crack slightly). Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam.
• 4. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.
• 5. Combine all glaze ingredients in small bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

CHOCOLATE-ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Place almonds in a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 1-in. balls; roll in almonds. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Add almond paste and beat until crumbly. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, water and meringue powder until smooth. Pipe filling into cookies, about 1-1/4 teaspoons in each. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND BUTTER-JAM THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat almond butter, butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute or until light and fluffy. Beat in almond extract and egg until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until soft dough forms.
• In small bowl, place almonds. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in almonds. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are almost set. Using thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Bake 5 minutes longer or until edges are browned and set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
• Place strawberry jam in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag gently to pipe jam into indentation in each cookie.

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy (2-3 minutes). Add flour. Reduce speed to low; beat until well mixed (2-3 minutes). Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on engrossed cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb (edges may crack slightly). Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam. Bake for 14-18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely. Meanwhile, stir together last 3 ingredients in small bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

ROASTED-ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Place racks in lower and upper thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F. Pulse flour and almonds in a food processor until almonds are very finely ground. Add baking powder and salt and pulse to blend. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients; mix just to combine.
• Place sanding sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough by the tablespoonful and roll into balls (if dough is sticky, chill 20 minutes). Roll in sugar and place on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2" apart. Using your thumb, make a deep indent in each ball. (For more exaggerated cracks, bake dough 5 minutes before indenting.)
• Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until golden, 12-14 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool. Fill with jam or curd (use a small spoon).
• MAKE AHEAD: Cookies can be baked (but not filled) 2 weeks ahead; wrap tightly and freeze. Thaw before filling. Cookies can be filled 1 day ahead; store airtight at room temperature.

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• 1. Cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 tsp. almond extract. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Make a hole in center of each ball using a chapstick tube, and fill with jam. 2. Refrigerate 20 minutes. Heat oven to 350. 3. Bake 14-18 minutes. Remove half way through to flatten jam with spoon. Let cool 1 minute. 4. Mix together confectioners' sugar, 3/4 tsp. almond extract, and milk. Drizzle lightly over warm cookies.

ROASTED ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Place racks in lower and upper thirds of the oven. Preheat to 375 F. Pulse flour and almonds in a food processor until almonds are finely ground. Add baking powder and salt. Pulse to blend. Using an electric(not a hand) mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light & fluffy, about 4 min. Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until pale & fluffy, about 4 min. Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients.Mix to just combine. Place sanding sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough by a tablespoon full and roll into balls.(If dough is sticky, chill 20 min) Roll the balls in the sugar and place on the lined cookie sheets, spacing 2" apart. Using your thumb, make a deep indent in each ball. (For more exaggerated cracks, bake dough for 5 min before indenting). Bake, rotating cookie sheets halfway through cooking time, until golden...12-14 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool. Fill the indentations with jam or curd with a small spoon. *Cookies can be baked ahead (but not filled) by 2 weeks- wrap tightly & freeze. Cookies can be filled 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Combine almonds and 1/2 cup sugar in processor and process until almonds are finely chopped.
• Mix flour, powdered sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, egg yolk and almond mixture in large bowl to blend. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture in 3 additions. Cover dough and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. With hands, roll 1 generous tablespoonful of dough for each cookie into 1 1/4-inch-diameter ball. Place cookies on 2 ungreased baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Make depression in center of each cookie with fingertip or handle of wooden spoon. Bake cookies 10 minutes.
• Press back of teaspoon into cookies to re-form depressions. Fill each depression with 1/2 teaspoon preserves. Continue baking cookies until light golden brown around edges and on bottom, about 8 minutes longer. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Using metal spatula, transfer cookies to rack and cool completely. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store between sheets of waxed paper in airtight container at room temperature.)

RASPBERRY ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• 1. Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy, Reduce speed to low and add flour. Cover: and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto un-greased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of cookie with thumb ( I use the handle of a wooden spoon) may crack slightly. Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam.
• 3. Bake for 14-18 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand 1 minute: remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely.
• 4. Meanwhile, stir together all the glaze ingredients in small bowl with wire whisk until smooth and drizzle over cookies !

POMEGRANATE JELLY ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line baking sheets with parchment paper or leave ungreased.
• Combine flour and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• Combine almonds and 1/3 cup of sugar in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
• Pulse until finely ground. (Be careful not to grind to a paste).
• Combine butter and remaining sugar in a medium bowl.
• Cream together until light and fluffy.
• Add ground almond and sugar mixture combine to mix.
• Add vanilla and egg yolks combine to mix.
• Mix in flour.
• Roll dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• Dip your thumbs in flour and use to make a deep indentation in center of each cookie.
• Whisk egg whites to loosen them and then brush outside of each cookie with egg white.
• Scatter a few chopped almonds on outer edge of each cookie if desired.
• Fill each center with 1/2 teaspoon of jelly.
• Bake until edges are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• If needed, immediately add another 1/4 teaspoon of jelly to each cookie.
• Let stand for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer to cooling racks with a thin metal spatula.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

ROASTED-ALMOND THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preparation Place racks in lower and upper thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F. Pulse flour and almonds in a food processor until almonds are very finely ground. Add baking powder and salt and pulse to blend. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and beat until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients; mix just to combine. Place sanding sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough by the tablespoonful and roll into balls (if dough is sticky, chill 20 minutes). Roll in sugar and place on 2 parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2" apart. Using your thumb, make a deep indent in each ball. (For more exaggerated cracks, bake dough 5 minutes before indenting.) Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until golden, 12-14 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool. Fill with jam or curd (use a small spoon). MAKE AHEAD: Cookies can be baked (but not filled) 2 weeks ahead; wrap tightly and freeze. Thaw before filling. Cookies can be filled 1 day ahead; store airtight at room temperature.