We eat a lot of jam in my household… on toast, muffins, ice cream, and straight off of the spoon. I grew up eating these oval shaped, flaky, buttery, croissant-like cookies with a dollop of strawberry jam in the middle that came from a blue box. I have no idea what they are called, but that’s the kind of stuff dreams are made of. They might’ve been from France? Who knows.
Since flaky cookies seemed a little challenging for me, I stuck to thumbprint cookies. That’s much more manageable in my little kitchen.
This Silpat perfect cookie sheet maps out where to place each dough ball. I usually fit twelve on a baking sheet, but apparently you can fit thirteen! Now, I can bake one extra cookie on each batch. I la-la-love my Silpat sheets. They make cleaning up and baking that much easier. The cookies practically peel right off and bake evenly. The baking sheet remains clean and wipes right down.
As for the jam, I stuck to strawberry preserves from Bonne Maman. Nothing beats strawberry in my book.
The cookies are very tame on their own. I rolled them in some sugar prior to baking and they were still not very sweet. Thank goodness for that jam!
I would’ve liked these cookies to be thicker than how they turned out. Perhaps a shortbread base would have been a better call than these soft sugary cookies. Next time.. I have so much jam to work with!
Recipe adapted from AllRecipes.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar, for rolling
- 2/3 cup any flavor fruit jam (I used strawberry)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line baking sheet with a silpat mat.
- Cream butter, sugar, and egg yolk. Add vanilla, flour and salt.
- Shape dough into balls and roll into the sugar. Use your finger or a the bottom of a wooden utensil to create a small dent in the middle of each cookie. Fill the indentation with jam.
- Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes.
I received products from Silpat, Bonne Maman, and Le Creuset for this post.
I love thumbprints. We always make them around the holidays, but then I forget about them. I’m glad you posted this recipe because now it’s sparked my need to have thumbprints in March! Thank you. 🙂
i’m with you about the thumbprints! they just remind me of being a kid. so good!
Hi. What is the diameter of the circle shape in the silicone mat?
hi! sorry, i’m not sure.