Creamy Dreamy Thumbprint Cookies
Equipment
Ingrediënten
- ⅔ cup butter softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- Assorted colored sugars sprinkles, or nonpareils
- ¾ cup canned vanilla or cream cheese frosting
Preparation Time: 40 minutes / Chilling Time: 1 hour
Baking Time: 10 minutes per batch at 375°F
Instructies
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with a mixer on medium for about 30 seconds.
- Add the sugar and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Beat in the egg yolks and vanilla until combined.
- Beat in the all-purpose flour.
- Cover the dough and chill for 1 hour or until it's easy to handle.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F.
- Do not grease the cookie sheet.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
- Roll the balls in assorted colored sugars, sprinkles, or nonpareils.
- Place the balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Using your thumb, make an indentation in the center of each ball.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the bottoms are light brown.
- If the cookie centers puff during baking, re-press the centers with the rounded side of a measuring teaspoon.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool.
- Spoon 3/4 cup canned vanilla or cream cheese frosting into a decorating bag fitted with a small star tip.
- Pipe the frosting into each center.
- If desired, sprinkle with additional colored sugars, sprinkles, or nonpareils.
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Yields:
About 30 cookies
Enjoy your Creamy Dreamy Thumbprint Cookies!
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