Berry thumbprint cookies

Berry thumbprint cookies: Teatime is here. Image: Carla Zinkfontein.

Berry thumbprint cookies – Teatime happiness is here

With their bright pinkish-red centre, these cookies will brighten any day.

Berry thumbprint cookies

Berry thumbprint cookies: Teatime is here. Image: Carla Zinkfontein.

Teatime is just not the same without a little sweet bite to dip in your tea or coffee. These berry thumbprint cookies are the perfect teatime snack. Just looking at these tasty cookies will put a smile on your face. With their bright pinkish-red centre, these cookies will brighten any day.

After preparing your dough and cutting out the individual cookies, use a spoon to make a dent in the centre of each cookie. Next, pipe some of the jam in the dent and pop the baking tray with cookies into the oven for 15 minutes.

Preparing berry thumbprint cookies will not take much time from your day. In about 30 minutes you can have these tasty bites steaming from the oven with taste and flavour.

Teatime has just become so much more enjoyable with these tasty cookies. With a splash of red on your snacks table, you will not be able to resist a bite of these dainty cookies.

Berry thumbprint cookies recipe

5 from 1 vote
Recipe by Carla Zinkfontein Course: SnacksCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

15

minutes
Total time

30

minutes

Ingredients

  • 125 g 125 butter

  • ½ cup ½ icing sugar

  • 1 1 egg

  • 1 teaspoon 1 vanilla essence

  • ¼ cup ¼ maizena

  • 1 cup 1 flour (add more if needed little at a time)

  • mixed berry jam for centre glaze

  • ½ cup ½ icing sugar

  • 1 tablespoon milk

Method

  • Cream the margarine and icing sugar well.
  • Add the egg and vanilla, beat well.
  • Add the maizena and beat.
  • Now add the flour and form it into a soft dough (add more flour if needed).
  • Place on a lined baking tray and make a dent in the centre with a rounded measuring spoon. Pipe the jam in the centre.
  • Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.
  • Cool completely and drizzle glaze over.

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