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Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies – These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too!

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies | www.diethood.com | These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too! That's a bonus!



Soooo, you know how I complained the other day about this being a tough week?! WELL.
…imagine smoke coming out of my nostrils…
The week kinda got worse.

Yesterday, Diethood decided to take a break and go offline for HOURS!
OH, the pain!!
I was all like, ‘come on Diethood, get to work! We got this, boo!’ And she was all like, ‘here’s a 404 Error for you AND a 503 Error for the rest! Booyah!’

Ugh. She’s finally back up and running. If you see/have any issues, please, please let me know!

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies | www.diethood.com | These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too! That's a bonus!

BUT, it’s FRIDAY! YAY for us! Me, especially! 😉

How about some cookies? There’s no time like…NOW! ‘Tis the Season!

These particular thumbprint cookies are the kind that disappear so quickly that even after the third batch, you couldn’t get to them fast enough to take a picture.
For that reason, I baked THIS batch at 11 pm. Take that, cookie thieves!

The idea for the cookies came from my dad, of all people. Years ago he got into raw-sugar and dreamed up a raw-sugar-cookie for ME to make. Minus the butter and with margarine.
Yah… he likes the marg better. So weird.

Anywho.

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies | www.diethood.com | These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too! That's a bonus!

There’s a really great reason why these disappear so fast. They are delightful, absolutely beautiful and they literally melt in your mouth.
There’s also a bite of that crunchy sugar topping paired with the sweetness of your favorite jam.
If your instincts tell you to add a bit of bourbon to the dough, take it from me and just do a shot.

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies | www.diethood.com | These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too! That's a bonus!

I’m telling you, these belong on your Cookie Tray. Or Cake Stand. On the mantel.

ENJOY!

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies | www.diethood.com | These beautiful and festive Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients including raw-sugar, butter and flour. Jelly, too! That's a bonus!

Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies

Katerina | Diethood
These beautiful and festive Thumbprint Cookies are made with just 3 ingredients: raw-sugar, butter, and flour. And, if you're craving even more sweetness in these simple sugar cookies, feel free to add some jelly on top, too!
5 from 1 vote
Servings : 24 cookies
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 20 tablespoons butter (about 2 ½ sticks), softened
  • 1/3 cup raw sugar , plus more for rolling
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • raspberry and orange jelly

Instructions
 

  • Combine butter and sugar in your mixer's bowl.
  • With the paddle attachment on, beat the mixture until creamy; about 10 to 15 seconds.
  • Gradually add the flour and mix until well combined.
  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap or place it in a ziploc bag and refrigerate until firm. You can also put it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 275.
  • Remove dough from fridge.
  • Pinch off dough and roll into 1-inch balls. I use a kitchen scale and pinch off 1/2-ounce for each cookie.
  • Roll each ball in raw sugar.
  • Place cookies on an ungreased baking sheet, 2-inches apart.
  • Using a drinking glass, slightly flatten each cookie-ball.
  • With your thumb, make an indentation in the center of the cookies.
  • Bake for 42 to 45 minutes, or until golden in color.
  • Remove from oven and let stand 1 minute.
  • Transfer to cooling racks; let cool.
  • Drop 1/4 teaspoon of jam into each indentation.
  • Serve.

Notes

Work with chilled dough, only.
Store cookies covered at room temperature for 3 days.
Stored in an airtight container, you can also freeze them for up to 2 to 3 months
 

Nutrition

Calories: 142 kcal | Carbohydrates: 13 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g | Trans Fat: 0.4 g | Cholesterol: 25 mg | Sodium: 75 mg | Potassium: 18 mg | Fiber: 0.4 g | Sugar: 3 g | Vitamin A: 292 IU | Calcium: 5 mg | Iron: 1 mg

Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.

Course: Dessert/Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy sugar cookies, jam thumbprint cookies, recipes with raw sugar, thumbprint cookie recipe
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17 comments on “Raw-Sugar Thumbprint Cookies”

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    Angela {Mind Over Batter}

    UGH – I had the VERY SAME ERROR! I damn near hyperventilated, but now our sites are back and it’s all good. Now, onto these cookies! Gosh, so pretty and I can imagine the crunch of the raw sugar. And please girl, my instincts always say… Do the shot!

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    Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos

    Kate – did you say Bourbon? Seriously, these cookies look amazing – perfect for the holidays!

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    Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)

    Thumbprint cookies are my absolute most favorite, ever. I love how beautiful the jam looks, like little jewels! Yours are especially perfect, super easy!

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    Thalia @ butter and brioche

    I LOVE thumbprint cookies, they always bring back so many childhood memories. These look incredibly delicious and festive.. pinned!

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    Erin @ Texanerin Baking

    I love thumbprint cookies and don’t nearly make them often enough! These are especially cute. And here’s to hoping next week will be SO much better. 🙂

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    Nancy P.@thebittersideofsweet

    So glad you were able to get things working again! I know it can be so frustrating! These cookies are just gorgeous!

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    Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom

    So Sorry for your tough week but at least it’s back online now and these look fabulous!

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    Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic

    Oh no! What a week! You definitely deserve a huge plate of cookies. Jam thumbprints are so pretty!

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    Martha @ A Family Feast

    There is nothing worse than that helpless feeling when your site crashes!! But there is nothing better than these pretty little cookies!!

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    Cookin Canuck

    Thank goodness for Friday, right? And for beautiful cookies which would be bound to make anyone feel better!

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    Heather / girlichef

    Yay, glad you’re back up and running! I love that these cookies only have a few ingredients – and they look awesome and bejeweled with that jam. 🙂

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    Tori@Gringalicious.com

    Those 3 little numbers, 404, are like my least favorite number ever! So happy for you that you got it worked out. I love the texture that raw sugar adds to cookies! These look fantastic.

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