Almond Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are the perfect addition to holiday cookie trays. Easy to make, full of flavor and perfect with a glass of milk.
Cookie season has arrived and boy oh boy I’m lovin’ it! Bring on the baking, the decorating, and of course the nibbling! This year I’m determined to add to my cookie repertoire and add in a few new favorites to our holiday cookie tray. That brings me to the cookies debuting today in this post. As part of an ongoing blogger event known as FREAKY FRIDAY, we are celebrating cookies and sweet treats just in time for the holiday season.
If you’ve been following along you may recall that Freaky Friday is a blogger event where you are secretly assigned a blogger. You then choose a recipe from their site to make for your own website, then on a specified date, everyone reveals their creations. Always a fun and delicious event!
This round I was thrilled to be assigned Michaela from An Affair from the Heart! She’s a wife, mom or 4 and a fellow foodie who loves cooking! Michaela also has the most adorable pet Boxer who makes me smile every single time I see his picture. I was definitely tempted by a few recipes from An Affair From the Heart including Glazed Lemon Bars and Sugared Pecans mmmm! Ultimately I chose to make her Almond Raspberry Shortbread Thumbprints, I knew my picky kids would love them and sure enough, mom was right! Be sure to check out all the deliciousness happening over at An Affair from the Heart, simply click HERE.
Thumbprint cookies are always popular during the holiday season. I knew these would be simply delicious based on the recipe, it is a very simple recipe one that I can easily whip up in no time. My husband loved them too, caught him grabbing a couple before heading out the door for work…that’s a true sign of a winner!
A couple of notes about these treats:
- Use seedless jam, no one wants seeds in their treats.
- Use a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon to lightly make “thumbprint”.
- I used some sparkly sprinkles after drizzling glaze on top. Optional but very festive.
My next note is: make a double batch during the holiday season, especially if you plan on leaving some out for Santa! They disappear fast! Thank you, Michaela, for this wonderful treat that will surely be a regular on our holiday baking list! Be sure to scroll all the way down for a list of ALL the yummy treats from our fellow bloggers.
Other Freaky Friday sweets you’ll love:
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookie Cups
Raspberry Cream Cheese Dessert
No Bake Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Parfait
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ t almond extract
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup raspberry jam, seedless
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¾ t almond extract
- 1 T milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° degrees.
- With electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until creamy. Add in almond extract and flour, beat until smooth.
- Using a cookie scoop place dough onto parchment paper or silpat on baking trays. Pick up the scooped dough and roll into balls, replace onto baking sheets.
- Use 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon dipped into flour to make "thumbprint" spots on dough.
- Spoon jam into "thumbprint" spots using 1/8 teaspoon.
- Bake approximately 12-14 minutes. Move to cooling rack and cool completely.
- Glaze: Whisk together ingredients and drizzle over cooled cookies.
An Affair from the Heart – Mocha Rum Balls
A Dish of Daily Life – Cherry Pie Cookies
A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures – Black Forest Rum Balls
Bacon Fatte – Mexican Wedding Cookies
The Devilish Dish – Rosé Meringue Cookies
The Foodie Affair – No Bake Cookie ~ Copycat Samoas
Full Belly Sisters – Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Hostess at Heart – Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
LeMoine Family Kitchen – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dippers
Life Currents – Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
Mildly Meandering – Vanilla Bean Pizzelle Cookies
Pic Nic – Lemon and Blueberry Bars
Plattertalk – White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Take Two Tapas – Savory Pecan Cornmeal Biscotti Bites
Seduction in the Kitchen – Orange Snowball Cookies
Who Needs a Cape? – Almond Raspberry Thumbprints
I am so happy that you chose these!! They are one of my family’s MOST favorite cookie I make at Christmastime. I always make them again for Valentine’s Day! 😉 I love the addition of the sparkly sugar, I am totally doing that this year!! Thank you for all of the sweet words, and for being a part of our group! Merry Christmas to you and your family, Lori! <3
I would eat a million of these! I love raspberry and almond together!
These little cookies are so cute & friendly! I love the flavor combination & how yummy the are. Perfect for a cookie exchange.
Mmm I love thumbprints!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These cookies are so cute. I love almond and raspberry together so I’m all over these 🙂
Thumbprint cookies just make me so happy! Perfect for the holidays 🙂
Thumbprint cookies are a classic cookie that we make every year, but I’ve never made this combination with almond. They look delicious!
These cookies are picture perfect! I’d love one or six and a good book. That’s nirvana to me!
I love a classic like these cookies. Thumbprint cookies never go out of style and are so festive. They look delicious!!
These cookies sound so tasty! I just love almond and raspberry together!
I definitely need to make a batch or two of these this Christmas! I love the almond and raspberry combo and these cookies really do sound easy to make!
I made one batch of these. Soooo crispy and yummy. Think I’ll try wild blueberry jam next time
Oh good idea! Let me know how they turn out!
Yum! Love the flavor combination! Thumbprint cookies are the best!
I just love these cookies… They’re so pretty!
has anyone ever premade this cookie dough? Im thinking about premaking this dough on wednesday, keeping in the fridge in an air tight container. I want to be able to throw them in the oven on saturday. I plan to make a few different kinds of cookies for a christmas swap and I work 12 hour shifts so trying to find time where i can lol thanks in advance for any advice 😊