Bing Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
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Contributed with permission by California Cherries and ARA Content.
Author: California Cherries
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12
Ingredients
CHERRY JAM
- 1 pound fresh California Bing cherries, washed and pitted (about 2 cups)
- ⅛ cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 cup sugar
COOKIE DOUGH
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 2 cups flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
For jam:
- Combine cherries and water in a small pot and simmer over low heat until fruit is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add lemon juice, zest, and sugar and stir gently until sugar dissolves.
- Bring to a boil and boil rapidly for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and syrupy. Pour into a shallow bowl and cool, or alternately refrigerate until jam is set. This can be made a day ahead.
For cookies:
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla or almond extract.
- Add flour and mix until just combined. Form dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Using your thumb, make an impression in the center of each ball. Fill each cookie with cherry jam making sure each has a cherry in the center.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the dough is set and lightly browned on bottom. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
- Makes two to three dozen cookies.
Notes
For more uniform cookies, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes before forming into balls.
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