Description
Rosemary thumbprint cookies blend sweet apricot jam with herbal notes from Mediterranean kitchens. Delicate pastry wrapped around tangy preserves creates a sophisticated dessert you’ll crave after one delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 grams) brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (120 grams) apricot jam
- 1 tbsp water
- ½ cup (100 grams) sparkling or granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Blend Dry Foundation: Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring thorough and uniform distribution of ingredients.
- Cream Butter Base: Whip butter with granulated and brown sugars until achieving a light, fluffy texture that resembles soft peaks.
- Integrate Flavor Components: Mix egg yolk, vanilla extract, and finely chopped rosemary into the creamed mixture, blending until seamlessly incorporated.
- Form Dough Structure: Delicately fold flour mixture into wet ingredients, mixing minimally to preserve a tender, delicate cookie consistency.
- Shape and Prepare Cookies: Craft uniform dough spheres, creating a gentle thumb indentation in the center of each cookie, preparing them for preserve filling.
- Fill and Decorate: Carefully nestle apricot preserve into the center of each cookie, ensuring a precise and even distribution of the fruity filling.
- Bake and Transform: Position cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and slide into a preheated oven, allowing them to golden and develop a rich, aromatic profile.
- Cool and Set: Remove cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack, permitting complete cooling to stabilize the preserves and harmonize the intricate flavor profile.
Notes
- Prevent Dough Overworking: Stir ingredients gently to maintain cookie’s soft, tender texture without developing tough gluten strands.
- Rosemary Intensity Control: Finely chop rosemary to distribute flavor evenly and prevent overwhelming herbal notes; adjust quantity based on personal preference.
- Preserve Selection Matters: Choose high-quality, thick apricot preserves with robust fruit flavor to enhance the cookie’s overall taste profile.
- Uniform Shaping Technique: Use consistent cookie size and thumb indentation depth to ensure even baking and attractive presentation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 184
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 43 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 36 mg