Coconut Raspberry Thumbprints Food

BEST EVER THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat butter and granulated sugar until fully creamy and incorporated.
• Add in the egg yolk and vanila extract and mix well.
• Add in flour and mix using a wooden spoon or spatula until a dough forms. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes up to 2 days.
• When ready to bake, roll a 1-inch ball of dough and set it aside. Repeat with the remaining dough until you have 36 dough balls.
• Roll each ball in the beaten egg and then in the coconut flakes (optional step).
• Place the balls on the baking sheet, leaving a 2-inch space between them.
• Using your thumb, press an indentation into the center of each cookie. Fill the indentation with raspberry jam.
• Bake the cookies in the oven for 9-10 minutes until the bottom of the cookies is golden.
• Cool the cookies on a rack and then serve.

JAM THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until they are just combined and then add the vanilla. Separately, sift together the flour and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar. Mix until the dough starts to come together. Dump on a floured board and roll together into a flat disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 30 minutes.
• Roll the dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. (If you have a scale they should each weigh 1 ounce.) Dip each ball into the egg wash and then roll it in coconut. Place the balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and press a light indentation into the top of each with your finger. Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the coconut is a golden brown. Cool and serve.

RASPBERRY-ALMOND THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and extract until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Chill for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the center of each; fill each with 1/4 teaspoon jam. Bake until the edges are lightly browned, 13-16 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, extract and water. Drizzle over cookies.

RASPBERRY & COCONUT THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl - mix together the ground almonds, coconut flour and baking powder until combined.
• In a separate bowl - mix together 80g/3oz of the honey with the egg, coconut oil and almond extract until fully combined.
• Slowly add the bowl of wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing as you go, until a sticky dough is formed. Leave to rest for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 160C/320°F.
• Add the raspberries and remaining honey to a saucepan and gently heat, over a medium heat, mixing and mashing the raspberries as you go. Once all the raspberries are mashed and well combined with the honey, reduce the heat to a simmer and leave for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Divide the dough mixture into 14 equal parts and roll into balls. Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, then flatten each of the balls and use your thumb to make a small hole in the centre.
• Fill the holes with the raspberry mixture then bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
• Store in an airtight container and refrigerate (should last for up to 4 days).

RASPBERRY THUMBPRINT MACAROONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk the egg whites, sugar, salt and vanilla in a large bowl until combined; fold in the coconut.
• Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of the coconut mixture about 1 inch apart onto the baking sheet. Use your fingers to form into pyramids; bake 10 minutes. Make an indentation in each cookie using the back of a teaspoon; fill each with the raspberry jam, then continue baking until golden brown around the edges, 10 to 15 more minutes. Let cool 10 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

COCONUT-RASPBERRY THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the coconut, baking soda and salt.
• In a standing electric mixer fitted with a paddle, or using a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla, scraping the side and bottom of the bowl.
• Beat in the dry ingredients at medium-low speed.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°. Position the racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and bake for 14 minutes. Make a dent in the cookies; fill with jam and bake for about 10 minutes.
• Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.