Thumbprint Cookies Recipe • A Festive Sweet Treat! | Club Foody

 

I always wanted to have children but unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t give me that opportunity. I was pregnant once, miscarried and the doctors discovered that I wasn’t able to have any unless after the second month of pregnancy, I stayed in bed – I’m an Aries, always on the go so that wouldn’t ever happen.
 
Besides my girlfriends’ children, the only one I had an amazing interaction with was Mackenzie, the daughter of a guy I was dating for a while. We had so much fun together. When her father was working, Mackenzie and I were having our “girls’ night” which was wearing our favorite pajamas, doing our nails then later, having our onion dip for our chips while watching a movie. We went shopping together, played games, went to restaurants, danced in the living room, etc.

 
When it came to cooking and baking, we were in the kitchen together trying new recipes. During the Holidays, one of them was Thumbprint Cookies! After getting the dough recipe from one of my girlfriends, Mackenzie and I had to pick which jams and jellies we would be using. I chose Raspberry Jam while she picked grape jelly. These were probably the best cookies ever because we made them together…
 
Where do they come from?
Sweden is the country of origin for these festive little treats and they are called Hallongrottor (Hallongrotta in singular). In North America, they are known as Thumbprint Cookies while in Australia, they call them Jam Drops. They are traditionally filled with Raspberry Jam but any other flavors will do like plum, Strawberry, blueberry, apricot, Triple Berry, peach, Black & Blue, rhubarb, etc. Curds also can be used like Orange or Lemon. Bring them a step further by filling the cavities with chocolate or with Marmalade.
 
In the video, I use my Strawberry Jam with Orange Zest as well as my Mint Jelly which gives that festive look. Until a few years ago, I’d never been a fan of the second one because it was too “minty”. What I decided to do was to warm up the jelly to a thin consistency then add some powdered sugar to it until the mixture got sweet enough to be enjoyed as a sweet treat. With this slight alteration, now these are as popular as any other flavored ones.

 
As the name indicates, the cavities are made by pressing down with your thumb. I have long nails most of the time so the next best thing I use is the back of a very round ½ teaspoon. Knuckles can also be another option but if there are children around, ask them to help… They’ll love participating and tell everyone later on that they made the hole in the middle of the dough with their thumbs.
 
These easy homemade cookies freeze very well. After letting them cool off completely, place them in a single layer in an airtight container and transfer them to the freezer for up to 3 months. When it’s time to thaw them out, let them sit on the counter until they get to room temperature.
 
Thumbprint Cookies are perfect for the Holidays! They’re also great to make when there are little ones around because they can make the little indentations in the center of each cookie using their little thumbs. These Swedish sweet treats should definitely be on your “to do list” this year… they’re fun to make with the family!
Bon Appétit!
 
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