raspberry lemon
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delicious melt in your mouth lemon cookies with raspberry jam filling.

Raspberry Lemon Cookies
  • time
    1hr 15mins
    prep: 35mins
    inactive: 20 mins
    cook: 20mins
  • tools
    2 large baking sheets
    electric mixer
    wire cooling racks
  • diet
    contains:
    eggs
    dairy
    sugar
  • serving
    yields 4 dozen
    level: easy
  • ingredients
  • 1/2cup raspberry jam or jelly
  • 1tbs chambord
  • 2 1/4cup all-purpose flour
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 2/3cup sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1tbs lemon zest
  • 1tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • directions
  • preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. lightly butter 2 large baking sheets.
  • in a small bowl, combine the jam and chambord, stir to combine.
  • in a medium bowl, combine the flour and baking powder and whisk to blend.
  • in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. beat in the egg yolks, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla. add the flour mixture in 2 additions and beat until clumps form. gather the dough together in a ball.
  • pinch off the dough to form 1-inch balls. place on the prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. use your index finger to create depressions in the center of each ball. fill each indent with 1/2 teaspoon of jam mixture. bake 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  • transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completelty