Description
Delicate raspberry pistachio thumbprints offer a delightful blend of nutty and fruity flavors. Crumbly shortbread cookies filled with sweet raspberry jam and crushed pistachios provide you a perfect treat for any celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 grams) butter, softened
- ½ cup (60 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped pistachios
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (170 grams) seedless raspberry jam
- Additional confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C) and set up a clean baking surface for precise cookie crafting.
- Creaming: Utilize an electric mixer to whip softened butter and powdered sugar into a light, fluffy mixture, ensuring complete integration and aeration for about 5-7 minutes.
- Flavor Infusion: Gently introduce vanilla extract into the butter blend, creating a harmonious flavor profile.
- Dry Ingredient Combination: Sift flour and salt together, creating a uniform dry mixture that will provide structure to the delicate cookies.
- Dough Formation: Gradually incorporate dry ingredients into the butter mixture, folding gently to maintain a tender, crumbly texture. Finely chop pistachios and blend them evenly throughout the dough.
- Shaping: Craft uniform 1-inch spheres of dough, positioning them with precision on ungreased baking sheets. Press a gentle indentation into each cookie’s center using your thumb, creating a perfect reservoir for raspberry jam.
- Filling and Baking: Delicately spoon raspberry preserves into the thumb-pressed wells. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for 13-16 minutes, monitoring until edges turn a delicate golden-brown.
- Finishing: Remove from oven and carefully transfer to wire cooling racks. Allow cookies to cool completely, setting their delicate structure. Optionally, dust with a light veil of powdered sugar for an elegant, refined presentation.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Gently fold dry ingredients at low speed to maintain a tender, delicate cookie texture and avoid tough results.
- Precise Measurements: Use exact ingredient quantities and sift flour to ensure consistent, light, and perfectly textured cookies.
- Thumbprint Technique: Create a shallow, even indentation in cookie centers using gentle thumb pressure to hold raspberry jam without overflow.
- Cooling is Crucial: Allow cookies to cool completely on wire racks to set their structure and enhance their delicate, crumbly consistency.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American-European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg