[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=""]<strong>Thumbprint Cookies</strong>
I love these cookies because they are simple, you can make one batch and mix the flavors up depending on what type of jam you decide to use.<!--more--> I use my homemade strawberry and <a href="https://loveforthyself.com/raspberry-jam/">raspberry jam</a> because I refuse to buy store bought. These are light and buttery with the perfect sweet jammy center.[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid grid_id="vc_gid:1709310649195-4a103054-9825-6" include="1680,1679,1681"][vc_column_text single_style=""]I’m at the point where I don’t want to go bar hop and get a huge dinner to catch up with my friends. It gets expensive, its loud, your seated so far from each other depending on the group size and I feel like it just a whole ordeal. Sometimes I am running late… can we normalize let’s a window for when to arrive please! I first made these for a cookie exchange party I hosted during the holidays. If you haven’t ever done one of these, I highly recommend it, I sent an invite out to 10 ladies for Tuesday happy hour and everyone was to bring cookies. The concept is you leave with the same amount you bring. It was a great way to get to taste everyone’s favorites along with seeing each other before the chaos of the holiday season set in. Bonus, it was a pop in have a cocktail lets catch up vibe which is always so relaxing! I just want to see my friends, chit chat and find out what they have going on the next couple of weeks.[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width="6" grid_id="vc_gid:1709310649195-7d195f60-abd5-3" include="1682,1683"][vc_column_text single_style=""]<strong>Ingredients:</strong>
1 cup softened butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 egg’s - yolks only
1 TSP vanilla
½ TSP salt
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup jam (any flavor you like) you can use my homemade <a href="http://loveforthyself.com/raspberry-jam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raspberry jam</a> for these[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width="6" grid_id="vc_gid:1709310649196-d6fed7c5-360a-4" include="1684,1685"][vc_column_text single_style=""]<strong>Instructions:</strong>
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, line <a href="https://amzn.to/3UMK739" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Baking Sheet</a> with <a href="https://amzn.to/3T5fW5R" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Parchment Paper</a>
2. In a <a href="https://amzn.to/3uGaj4C" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stand mixer</a> mix butter, sugar and egg yolks
3. Add vanilla
4. Add flour and salt a small amount at a time
5. Using a <a href="https://amzn.to/49ny0Oc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cookie Scoop</a> roll into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on baking sheet.
6. Press thumb into the middle to create a small indentation, careful not to go all the way through
7. Add 1 TSP of your<a href="https://loveforthyself.com/raspberry-jam/"> favorite jam</a> into the indentation
8. Bake for 12-14 minutes, remove from oven and let sit on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a <a href="https://amzn.to/3ORecLb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cooling Rack.</a>[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]