Description
These buttery hazelnut thumbprint cookies are soft, nutty, and filled with your favorite jam. A simple, no-chill cookie recipe that looks beautiful on any cookie platter — perfect for holidays, gifting, or a cozy weekend bake.
Ingredients
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup hazelnut flour (or almond flour as a substitute)
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
⅓ cup jam (raspberry, apricot, or strawberry)
Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolk, vanilla, and orange zest; mix until well combined.
In another bowl, whisk flour, hazelnut flour, and salt together. Gradually add to the wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheets.
Make a small indent in each cookie using your thumb or the back of a spoon.
Bake for 8–9 minutes, then remove and re-press the indent if needed. Return to the oven for 6–8 more minutes, until edges are golden.
Spoon a small amount of jam into each indentation while warm.
Cool on a wire rack, then dust lightly with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
For deeper flavor, toast your hazelnut flour before mixing.
Use thick, high-quality jam to prevent overflow while baking.
These cookies taste even better the next day as the flavors develop.
To store: keep in an airtight container for up to 5 days, or freeze unfilled cookies for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 16–18 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American, European-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
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