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Strawberry Lemonade Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cookies, Lemon, Lemonade, Thumbprint Cookies
Servings: 40 Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Butter Softened
  • ½ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ Cup Confectioner's Sugar
  • 2 ½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 TBSP Lemon Zest Finely Chopped
  • 3 TBSP Lemon Juice
  • ½ TSP Kosher Salt
  • Confectioner's Sugar For Dusting

Strawberry Lemonade Glaze

  • Cups Confectioner's Sugar
  • 2 TBSP Lemon Juice
  • 2 TBSP Strawberry Jam
  • 1 TBSP Milk
  • ½ TSP Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • In a medium-sized bowl, mix together flour, ¼ cup Confectioner's Sugar, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a stand-mixer, beat together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add in lemon zest and lemon juice and beat until well mixed.
  • Add in the flour mixture in batches, until just combined.
  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 325° and prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
  • Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls.
  • Transfer dough balls to baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake dough balls for 5 minutes. Remove from oven and gently press an indent into the center of the dough ball with the back of a teaspoon.
  • Return cookies to the oven for another 10-12 minutes. Bake only until lightly golden on the bottoms of the cookies. DO NOT overcook.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and allow to cool for 2 minutes prior to transferring to a wire rack to cool.
  • Before completely cooled, dust cookies with confectioners sugar.

Strawberry Lemonade Glaze

  • With a hand mixer, whisk together confectioner's sugar, lemon juice, strawberry jam, milk, and vanilla extract until a smooth consistency. Glaze should be smooth but slightly stiff, to prevent running from the cookie.
  • Using a piping bag, fill the indent of each cookie with approximately ½ TSP of Strawberry Lemonade glaze.
  • Allow glaze to set prior to serving.