Easy & Soft Butter Cookies For Christmas | Only 4 Ingredients
Soft butter thumbprint cookies filled with sweet jam and made using simple ingredients. An easy, classic recipe perfect for everyday baking and special moments.
Equipment
- bowl
- mixer
- baking tray
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
- Ingredients – Easy & Soft Butter Cookies
- ⅔ cup Cold Butter (150 g)
- ⅔ cup Powdered sugar – 2/3 cup ( 80 g )
- 2 Egg yolks
- ½ tsp Vanilla extract ( optional )
- a pinch of Salt
- 1¾ cups All-purpose flour (or fine “00” flour) (210 g)
- Jam of choice – for filling
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the butter and powdered sugar. Mix well until fully combined.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture until creamy and smooth.
- Add the egg yolks one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add the vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.
- Gradually add the flour and mix until a soft, smooth dough forms.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Shape the dough into a cylinder, then cut into equal-sized pieces.
- Roll each piece into a ball and place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, leaving space between cookies.
- Press the center of each cookie gently with your finger to create an indentation.
- Fill each indentation with jam.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 15–20 minutes, until the edges turn lightly golden.
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Notes
- Do not overbake; the cookies should stay pale with lightly golden edges.
- Let cookies cool completely before serving so the jam sets properly.