These Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are soft, buttery, and filled with sweet raspberry jam for the perfect balance of rich and fruity flavor. A classic holiday cookie that’s easy to make and always a favorite for Christmas cookie trays, parties, and gifting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Cooling Time 5 minutesminutes
Total Time 23 minutesminutes
Servings 33servings
Ingredients
1/2cupunsalted butter1 stick (softened)
1/2cupwhite granulated sugar
1/2cuplight brown sugar
1egg
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
1 1/2cupsunbleached flour
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/2cupsugar for rollingdivided (optional)
1/3cupraspberry jam
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
Soften butter in a microwave safe bowl for about 20 seconds. Cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth.
Mix in the egg and vanilla until combined.
Slowly stir in flour and salt.
Create small cookie dough balls using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop.
Roll each cookie dough ball in the extra sugar (I like to divide the sugar since I’m working with raw cookie dough and will use the other part after baking).
Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet and use the end of a wooden spoon or your thumb to create a hole in the middle of each cookie.
Fill each hole with about 1 teaspoon of raspberry jam before baking.
Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven before the edges start to brown.
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.
While the cookies cool, sprinkle additional sugar on top and fill in the middle with jam if needed.
Move cookies to a cooling rack, let cool, and enjoy!