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almond flour cookie recipe

Jam Thumbprint Almond Flour Cookie

These almond flour cookies are crumbly and sweet, with a tart jam center.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • parchment paper
  • silicone baking mat
  • medium cookie scoop

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract, vanilla extract, or lemon extract (depending on your jam choice, below)
  • 1/2 tsp lemon zest optional
  • 2 cups almond flour (we prefer Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour)
  • 1/2 cup jam
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar to sprinkle after baking

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or your favorite non-stick silicone mat.
  • In a large mixing bowl, or in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and white sugar until smooth.
  • Mix 1/2 tsp of almond extract to the butter mixture. Combine almond flour with butter mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Form dough into one ball, cover in plastic wrap or place in freezer bag and let chill in refrigerator for 2-4 hours or overnight.
  • Use a medium cookie scoop or 1 tbsp spoon to scoop out balls of dough onto the lined baking sheet. Poke a hole in the center of each cookie dough ball using the end of a wooden spoon and fill the thumbprint hole with a scant quarter teaspoon of jam.
  • For best results, let chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes to ensure that the cookies keep their shape as they bake.
  • Bake cookies 14 to 18 minutes in a preheated oven until golden brown.
  • Let cool on sheet for a couple of minutes, then remove to wire rack.
  • Sprinkle with a little bit of confectioners' sugar to serve.

Notes

  1. About Almond Flour: There are now a wide range of brands of almond flour that can be found in the baking aisle of most grocery stores, but our favorite is bob’s red mill almond flour as it is a nice fine almond flour. If you're in a pinch, you can also make your own ground almonds by running whole blanched or unblanched almonds through the food processor, but the texture won't be as fine.
  2. About Jam: All manner of jams and jam-like substances taste delicious with this recipe.  Here are some of our favorites: raspberry jam, blueberry jam, strawberry jam, apricot jam, orange marmalade, guava paste, lemon curd, and homemade passionfruit curd.
Keyword almond, jam
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