Raspberry Orange Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy; add granulated sugar, beating until blended. Add egg, orange peel and vanilla; beat until blended. On low speed, beat in flour and salt until blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. Press thumb into center of each cookie to make indentation, but do not press all the way to the cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon, if necessary. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Fill each thumbprint with about 1/4 measuring teaspoon of jam.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl cream together butter, sugar, salt and orange zest. Sift in flour and mix until just combined.
• Roll one inch balls of dough and place on a ungreesed cookie sheet. Make a small hole in the center of each ball using your thumb or finger. Fill with jam and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
• In a small bowl mix together orange juice and powdered sugar. Drizzle onto the cooled cookies and let dry.
• Enjoy!