EMERIL'S RASPBERRY LEMON THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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These are easy to make and taste delicious. I liken them to a shortbread cookie. If you chill the dough for just a bit in the frig, it's much easier to handle.

Provided by Juenessa

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 36-48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup raspberry jam or 1/2 cup jelly
1 tablespoon Chambord raspberry liquor or 1 tablespoon kirsch
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Lightly butter 2 large baking sheets.
  • In a small bowl, combine the jam and Chambord.
  • Stir to combine.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and whisk to blend.
  • In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
  • Beat in the egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla.
  • Add the flour mixture in 2 additions and beat just until moist clumps form.
  • Gather the dough together into a ball.
  • Pinch off the dough to form 1-inch balls.
  • Place on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart.
  • Use your floured index finger or 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to create depressions in the center of each ball.
  • Fill each indentation with nearly 1/2 teaspoon of the jam mixture.
  • Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes (start watching the cookies at about 12 minutes though esp. since each oven is different).
  • Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 104, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 23.8, Sodium 73.3, Carbohydrate 12.9, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5.9, Protein 1

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