Eggless Thumbprint Cookies | Eggless Jam Cookies
Easy eggless thumbprint jam cookies are sweet, buttery and soft cookies. These only need 4 ingredients and can be prepared quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Maida (All purpose flour)
- 1/2 Cup Butter (Room Temperature)
- 4 Tablespoons Sugar (Powdered)
- Jam
Instructions
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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.