Eggless Thumbprint Cookies (Eggless Jam Cookies) – Buttery, Soft and tasty eggless cookies that can be eaten as a dessert or along with a cup of hot coffee or tea!
If you like bakery style cookies, then you will definitely love these eggless thumbprint jam cookies. These are soft, sweet and have a simple yet amazing flavor.
The name ‘Thumbprint cookies’ come from the fact that these cookies are pressed with a thumb in the center and are filled with jam. You can read more about it here.
Easy Eggless Jam Cookies
These cookies are quite easy to make. You can prepare these eggless cookies easily at any time of the day. These are perfect for baking along with your kids. As these cookies are filled with jam, I am sure kids would love to fill these cookies with their favorite jams. You can let them choose their own jam flavor and fill these cookies with it. They would definitely enjoy baking along with you!
Eggless Thumbprint cookie ingredients | 4 Ingredient thumbprint cookies
You only need 4 ingredients for these eggless thumbprint jam cookies.
These are :
Maida (All purpose flour)
Butter
Sugar (Powdered)
Jam : You can use any jam flavor. It’s up to you. I have used mixed fruit jam. Here are some good options –
Use room temperature butter. It is easier to whip room temperature butter. In fact, all the above given ingredients should be at room temperature.
Regarding sugar, it’s recommended to use powdered sugar. For powdered sugar, simply add granulated sugar into a blender jar. blend till you get a smooth and fine powder. Measure and use.
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How to make Eggless thumbprint jam cookies?
(Quantity of all the ingredients (measurement of ingredients) are given below, after the step by step explanation)
The process is quite simple and easy.
STEP 1.
In a mixing bowl, add room temperature butter. Beat the butter using a hand mixer or a hand whisk for 2-3 minutes or till the butter gets light and creamy.
STEP 2.
Add powdered sugar. Don’t add the entire amount of sugar at once. Add a small amount of sugar. Beat. Again add a small amount of sugar. Beat. Repeat till you get a smooth sugar + butter mixture.
STEP 3.
Now add maida (all purpose flour). Mix nicely till you get a smooth cookie dough.
STEP 4.
Now form a roll out of this cookie dough. Cling wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for half an hour. Chilling the dough IS AN IMPORTANT STEP. Chilling the cookie dough ensures that the cookies spread less while baking. This would give you soft and chewy cookies.
STEP 5.
After half an hour, take out the cookie dough. Start making small dough balls out of this cookie dough. Also, take the required amount of jam in a small bowl. Whisk it using a spoon. In this way, it would be easier to add the jam in the center of the cookie.
STEP 6.
Flatten the dough ball a little bit. Press it from the center with your thumb. Fill it with jam. Don’t overfill it. Half a teaspoon of jam would be enough for one cookie ball.
STEP 7.
Repeat the above process for all the cookies. You can fill the cookies with different flavors of jam. In this way, in one set of cookies, you will get different colored and flavored cookies.
STEP 8.
Place these cookies on a baking tray that has been lined with a parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
STEP 9.
Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 C / 350 F. Allow the cookies to cool don a little bit on the baking tray itself for at least 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack. Let them cool down completely. Store in an airtight container and enjoy these homemade eggless thumbprint jam cookies with tea or coffee.
These eggless jam cookies | eggless butter jam cookies | eggless thumbprint jam cookies can be gifted to friends and family members. You can pack these cookies in beautiful containers and boxes and can gift these to your friends and family members.
Easy thumbprint cookies with icing
I haven’t added any icing to my cookies. If you want, you can decorate these thumbprint cookies with icing. A very simple icing can be prepared using powdered sugar and water.
Simple Glaze / Icing Recipe for eggless thumbprint cookies :
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Water
Combine both the ingredients with a hand whisk till you get a smooth and thick glaze / icing. Drizzle this glaze over the cookies once they are cool.
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Easy eggless thumbprint jam cookies are sweet, buttery and soft cookies. These only need 4 ingredients and can be prepared quickly!
- 1 Cup Maida (All purpose flour)
- 1/2 Cup Butter (Room Temperature)
- 4 Tablespoons Sugar (Powdered)
- Jam
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Preheat the oven at 180 C / 350 F for 10 minutes. line a baking tray with a parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
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In a mixing bowl , add room temperature butter. Beat the butter using a hand mixer or a hand whisk for 2-3 minutes or till the butter gets light and creamy.
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Add powdered sugar. Don’t add the entire amount of sugar at once. Add a small amount of sugar. Beat. Again add a small amount of sugar. Beat. Repeat till you get a smooth sugar + butter mixture.
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Now add maida (all purpose flour). Mix nicely till you get a smooth cookie dough.
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Now form a roll out of this cookie dough. Cling wrap it and keep it in the refrigerator for half an hour.
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After half an hour, take out the cookie dough. Start making small dough balls out of this cookie dough. Flatten the dough ball a little bit. Press it from the center with your thumb. Fill it with jam. Don’t overfill it. Half a teaspoon of jam would be enough for one cookie ball.
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Repeat the above process for all the cookies.
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Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180 C / 350 F. Allow the cookies to cool don a little bit on the baking tray itself for at least 10 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack. Let them cool down completely.
Do try this recipe. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the comments below.
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Hi i want to ask one thing that you dont use any baking powder or soda. So without thease cookies receipe will done or not..
Hi! Yes. This recipe doesn’t need baking soda or baking powder. These cookies come out perfectly without either of these. 😊