There’s a reason thumbprint cookies show up on every holiday cookie tray — one buttery shortbread base, a thumb-pressed well, and whatever filling you’re craving that day. Jam, chocolate, caramel, lemon curd, it all works, and the shape alone makes a plain cookie look like something from a bakery case. I’ve been building out this…
Buttery chocolate chip snowball cookies with mini chocolate chips in every bite, rolled twice in powdered sugar for a soft, snowy holiday cookie.
Soft, buttery cherry snowball cookies studded with chopped maraschino cherries and rolled twice in powdered sugar for that classic snow-dusted look. Ready in about 40 minutes, makes 18 cookies, and the dough needs no stand mixer, just a bowl and a spoon. There is something about a tray of snowball cookies that makes a holiday…
Easy pecan snowball cookies made from a buttery dough rolled in powdered sugar twice — a melt-in-your-mouth classic for holiday cookie trays.
These jam thumbprint cookies are a buttery shortbread cookie with a soft, jammy center you fill with whatever jam you already have in the fridge. They take about 35 minutes start to finish, make around 24 cookies, and the dough needs only a short chill. There’s something about a tray of thumbprint cookies that feels…
These pecan tassies are mini pecan pie bites with a buttery cream cheese crust and a gooey brown sugar filling, baked in a mini muffin tin. They take about 1 hour including chill time, make 24 tassies, and the dough can be made a day ahead. Building a cookie tray? Browse our pecan desserts for…
Easy heart thumbprint cookies recipe with buttery almond shortbread and a jam-filled heart center. Perfect valentine cookie recipe for gifting.
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cherry thumbprint cookies with a soft shortbread base and a glossy cherry preserve center in every bite. Ready in about 45 minutes, makes 24 cookies, and the dough chills in the fridge so there’s no fuss — just press, fill, and bake. There’s something about a cookie with a little well of fruit…
These gingerbread thumbprint cookies are soft, spiced molasses cookies rolled in sugar with a sweet cream cheese filling piped into the center. They take about 40 minutes start to finish, make 24 cookies, and the dent gets pressed in after baking, not before, so the filling sits right where you want it. There is something…
These turtle thumbprint cookies are a buttery cocoa shortbread cookie rolled in chopped pecans with a soft caramel center and a melted chocolate drizzle on top, like the classic turtle candy baked into a cookie. They take about 35 minutes start to finish, make around 24 cookies, and the dough needs no chilling before baking….