These are the easiest thumbprint cookies ever! With just 6 simple ingredients you can whip up these sweet thumbprint cookies from my book, the FriendlyVeganCookbook, in under an hour.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy thumbprint cookies, thumbprint heart cookies, vegan thumbprint cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 12cookies
Calories 287kcal
Author Michelle Cehn | World of Vegan
Ingredients
1cupvegan butterat room temperature
⅔cupgranulated sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonalmond extract
2cupsall-purpose flour
½cupjamor preserves of your choice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, beat the vegan butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy.
Add the vanilla and almond extracts and beat to combine. Add flour 1⁄2 cup at a time, beating until the dough is well mixed. This will create a crumbly-looking dough that you should be able to mold together with your hands. If the dough is too crumbly to hold together, add water 1 teaspoon at a time until a more pliable dough forms (it should still look slightly crumbly).
Take a heaping tablespoon of dough, roll it into a ball, and place it on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten with your hand and using your thumb, press two thumbprints in the center forming a heart. Repeat with remaining dough, leaving one inch between each cookie. Spoon preserves into the dents on each cookie.
Bake for 17 - 19 minutes, until the cookies just start to get very lightly golden. Allow to cool on the pan for 30 minutes.