Strawberry-Orange Thumbprint Cookies
 
Makes 44
Ingredients
  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅓ cup seedless strawberry jam
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar with a mixer at medium speed until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl as necessary. Add egg yolks, orange zest, and orange extract, beating to combine.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating to combine and stopping to scrape sides of bowl as necessary.
  4. Using a levered 1-tablespoon scoop, portion dough, and drop 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Dip a rounded ½-teaspoon measuring spoon into flour, and press firmly into each ball of dough, making an indentation for jam. Fill each indentation with ¼ teaspoon jam.
  5. Bake until edges of cookies are golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks. Store in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/strawberry-orange-thumbprint-cookies-recipe/