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Bing Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Thumbprint cookies are just what the name implies, a cookie with a thumbprint in the middle which is filled will delicious homemade cherry filling.

Ingredients

Bing Cherry Jam:

1 pound fresh California Bing cherries, washed and pitted (about 2 cups)

1/8 cup water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1 cup sugar

Cookie Dough:

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened

¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

2 cups flour

Bing Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350◦ F.

For jam: Combine cherries and water in a small pot and simmer over low heat until fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Add lemon juice, zest, and sugar and stir gently until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and boil rapidly for 10 minutes, stirring on occasion, until thick and syrupy. Pour into a shallow bowl and cool, or alternately refrigerate until jam is set. This can be made a day ahead.

For cookies: Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla or almond extract. Add flour and mix until just combined. Form dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet. Using your thumb, make an impression in the center of each ball. Fill each cookie with cherry jam making sure each has a cherry in the center. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until the dough is set and lightly browned on bottom. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Note: For more uniform cookies, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes before forming into balls.

Makes 2-3 dozen


Nutritional Information:
(per cookie)cCalories-140; protein-1.25 grams; carbohydrates.-19.68 grams; fat-6.48grams; saturated fat-3.91 grams; mono-saturated fat-1.87 grams;

RECIPE QUICK LINKS

  • As-Easy-As “Bing” Cherry Pie
  • Bing Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Bing Cherry Lemonade
  • Bing Cherry Sangria
  • Bing Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
  • Chocolate-Dipped Bing Cherry Treats
  • Crispy Romaine Salad with Smoked Turkey and Bing…
  • Croissant French Toast with Fresh Bing Cherry Sauce
  • Duck With Bing Cherries
  • Fresh Bing Cherry Salad with Melon and Mint
  • Fresh Bing Cherry Upside-Down Cake
  • Grilled Pork Chops with Bing Cherry Chutney
  • Mache Salad with Cherries, Pancetta
  • Swirly Bing Cherry and Yogurt Ice Pops

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