Description
Delightful Raspberry Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies blend creamy cheesecake flavors with classic cookie textures. Sweet raspberry jam centers each buttery shortbread cookie, creating an irresistible dessert you’ll savor with pure indulgence.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 8 tablespoons (113g / ½ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 4 ounces (113g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (150g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (60g) raspberry preserves
Instructions
- Mixing Base: Blend cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until utterly smooth and creamy, eliminating any potential lumps with thorough mixing.
- Sweetening Mixture: Whisk granulated sugar into the creamy foundation, creating a uniform and silky texture that captures the essence of delicate baking.
- Flour Integration: Tenderly fold flour into the mixture using minimal strokes, ensuring ingredients are just combined to preserve the cookies’ delicate structure.
- Chilling Preparation: Wrap dough in plastic film and refrigerate for 45 minutes, allowing ingredients to meld and firm up for optimal cookie formation.
- Oven Preparation: Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper, creating an ideal surface for cookie baking.
- Cookie Shaping: Craft uniform dough balls using a tablespoon, positioning them with ample space on the prepared baking sheet to ensure even cooking.
- Filling Creation: Gently press a thumb or utensil into each cookie’s center, forming perfect wells for raspberry preserves, then carefully spoon preserves into these delicate indentations.
- Baking Process: Bake cookies until edges transform to a pale golden hue, typically 11-12 minutes, watching carefully to achieve perfect doneness.
- Cooling Stage: Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for ten minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to complete temperature reduction and set their delicate structure.
Notes
- Achieve Smooth Base: Ensure cream cheese and butter are at room temperature for seamless blending without lumps, creating a silky-smooth foundation.
- Handle Dough Delicately: Minimize mixing when adding flour to prevent tough cookies; stop precisely when ingredients combine to maintain tender texture.
- Chill for Perfection: Refrigerate dough for exact 45 minutes to prevent spreading and enhance flavor development during baking.
- Create Uniform Thumbprints: Use the back of a teaspoon or finger tip to create consistent, deep wells for raspberry filling, ensuring even jam distribution.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 137
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg