These delicious, delicate cookies are so easy to make! A shortbread base with bright apricot jam, this is the perfect bite.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 t almond extract
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
Heat oven to 350. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and extract. Mix. Stir in flour and salt. Roll into 1 tablespoon sized balls. Make an indent with your thumb and add a drop of apricot preserves. Bake for 10-12 minutes or just until the bottoms get golden. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Makes 36 cookies.
Nerdy Tip
- always, always use butter to bake! Not only does it taste better, it’s healthier and bakes better than margarine. Margarine contains more water and less fat which leads to thin dough that can spread out (and sometimes burn).
Nerdy Fact
- Thumbprint cookies originated in Sweden and are called Hallongrotta (which means raspberry cave in Swedish).
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thenerdygourmet – Hi friends!! I'm Jenni, The Nerdy Gourmet. I love books and I love food. Combining the two with a splash of travel has become my passion. I am a self taught cook/baker and I believe that everyone can cook from scratch! I'm here with recipes and Nerdy Tips to help along the way. I review books, mostly 'read' via audio, and I create recipes inspired by the story lines. Sometimes if I am deeply moved by a story, I will travel and try my best to experience the book- and bring you along via my blog! I provide all the photographs and content for the Nerdy Gourmet (unless otherwise noted). Hi Claudia! I’m so happy that you’ve reached out. Thank you so much fir the kind words and the recommendation!…
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Hi Jenni, I heard your husband Greg talking about your new blog and so I thought I would check it…
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thenerdygourmet – Hi friends!! I'm Jenni, The Nerdy Gourmet. I love books and I love food. Combining the two with a splash of travel has become my passion. I am a self taught cook/baker and I believe that everyone can cook from scratch! I'm here with recipes and Nerdy Tips to help along the way. I review books, mostly 'read' via audio, and I create recipes inspired by the story lines. Sometimes if I am deeply moved by a story, I will travel and try my best to experience the book- and bring you along via my blog! I provide all the photographs and content for the Nerdy Gourmet (unless otherwise noted). It’s been awhile since I’ve made the instant pot version, I’m sorry.
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