Friday, December 9, 2016

Apricot And Mulberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies


Apricot and Mulberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Serves: About 4 dozen cookies
INGREDIENTS
½ cup jam (apricot, mulberry, or your favorite)
2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
12 tablespoons (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
⅔ cup sugar
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon orange blossom water
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 


Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.

Beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until the mixture is light and fluffy, 3 to 6 minutes. 

Beat in the cream cheese, egg, flower water, and vanilla until combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.

Reduce mixer to low and slowly add the flour mixture just until combined.

Roll the dough into balls between the palms of your hands, about 1 ½ teaspoons of dough per ball. Place them on the prepared baking sheets about 1 ½ inches apart. Use your thumb, moisted in water to prevent sticking, to indent the center of each cookie.

Bake until the cookies are just beginning to set, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and, working quickly, reshape the indentation using the rounded bottom of a teaspoon. Use a small spoon to carefully fill the indentations with jam.

Return the cookies to the oven and bake until light golden, 12 to 14 minutes.

Cool the cookies for 10 minutes on the sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.


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