Raspberry Cream Cheese Thumbprints Food

CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheet(s) with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Beat the butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl until light. Add the sugar and beat at medium speed until well blended. Beat in the vanilla.
• Add flour and baking soda; mix well.
• Fold in the chopped pecans; mix well; chill dough for 30 minutes.
• Shape the chilled dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Make an indentation in the center of each ball with a thumb or finger. Fill each indentation with about 1 teaspoon of the preserves.
• Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove to cooling racks to cool completely. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen. Tips and Variations

RASPBERRY & CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the sugar, butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy using a stand mixer or electric hand mixer (or some elbow grease). Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract and continue to beat until all the ingredients are combined. Add the flour and salt and mix until a soft dough comes together. Chill the dough for 1 hour.
• Make the filling by combining the cream cheese, sugar and egg and mixing until smooth. Set the filling aside. Place the chopped toasted pecans in a shallow dish and set them aside as well.
• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
• Scoop tablespoons of the chilled dough and roll into balls. Then lightly roll the dough balls in the chopped toasted pecans. The dough balls should be partially covered with nuts, not completely covered. Place the dough balls on a baking sheet, two inches apart. Press a divot into the middle of each dough ball with your thumb or the back of a ½-teaspoon measuring spoon, flattening the dough ball slightly. Spoon or pipe a small dollop of the cream cheese filling into the divot of each dough ball.Then top the cream cheese with some of the raspberry jam to fill the center.
• Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake the cookies at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cookies have set. Cool the cookies on the baking pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to cooling rack to cool completely.
• Store the cookies for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.

RED RASPBERRY CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• 1. Mix together cream cheese and granulated sugar. Add more sugar for desired sweetness. Set aside.
• 2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix brown sugar, shortening, butter, vanilla and egg yolks. Stir in flour and salt.
• 3. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. Beat egg whites slightly and dip each ball into egg white and roll in chopped walnuts and pecans. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4. Press thumb deeply in the center of each cookie. Bake until light brown for 10 minutes.
• 5. Remove cookies from oven and place cookies on wire cooling rack. Once cooled, fill thumbprints with cream cheese and top with red raspberry preserves.

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.

MOM'S CREAM CHEESE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the Butter, Shortening Cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl.
• Add flour mixture in small batches to the butter mixture mixing well.
• Chill dough for 2-3 hours.
• Roll into 1"balls dip in egg white and roll in chopped nuts.
• Fill with Raspberry or Apricot Jam.
• Bake at 350 for 10-13 minutes.

RASPBERRY AND ALMOND SHORTBREAD THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth. Mix in 1/2 teaspoon almond extract. Mix in flour until dough comes together. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a small hole in the center of each ball, using your thumb and finger, and fill the hole with preserves.
• Bake for 14 to 18 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar, 3/4 teaspoon almond extract, and milk until smooth. Drizzle lightly over warm cookies.

RASPBERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat butter, vegetable shortening, and brown sugar together in a bowl until smooth and creamy; beat in egg yolks and vanilla extract. Retain egg whites for a later step. Stir flour into butter mixture 1 cup at a time; mix in salt.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl; transfer pecans to a shallow bowl. Pinch off and roll dough into 1-inch balls, dip each in beaten egg white, and roll in pecans. Place cookies on an ungreased baking sheet. Use your thumb to form an indention into the top of each cookie and spoon a small amount of raspberry jam into the hollow.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until very lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking soda and salt. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min.; stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add cream cheese; stir until completely melted. Stir in 1 cup sugar, egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture; mix well. Refrigerate 15 min.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Roll dough into 1-inch balls; coat with remaining sugar. Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets. Press your thumb into center of each ball; fill each indentation with about 1/4 tsp. jam.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until lightly browned. Cool 1 min. on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.