Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

Printed: Dec 9, 2022 · by Audrey

A straightforward recipe for gluten-free thumbprint cookies. A delicate gluten-free sugar cookie with a jam filling. The recipe additionally features a how-to video!

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These gluten-free thumbprint cookies are a basic vacation cookie. These delicate and candy cookies can simply custom-made along with your selection of jam, chocolate, or your favourite filling.

You may see simply how simple these gluten-free thumbprint cookies are to make within the detailed recipe step photographs or the recipe video.

Elements In Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

Unsalted Butter: These cookies are made with softened unsalted butter. The butter brings each taste and texture to the recipe. For dairy-free butter use Good Steadiness butter or your favourite vegan butter.
Granulated and Brown Sugar: Each sugars not solely sweetens the cookies however helps give the cookies a softer texture.
Pure Vanilla Extract and Salt: These substances are purely for taste.
Egg Yolk: It enriches the cookie dough with further fats and protein. The additional fats with enrich the flavour and texture of the cookie and the protein helps with the gluten-free flour to imitate the feel of conventional flour.
Gluten-Free Flour With Xanthan Gum: The gluten-free flour is the bottom of the cookies.

How To Make Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a big bowl, beat the butter with an electrical mixer till creamy.
Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat till the substances are nicely mixed. (photograph 1)
Add the egg yolk, pure vanilla extract, and salt and beat till the substances are nicely mixed.
Add the gluten-free flour and blend till utterly mixed. Often scrape the perimeters and backside of the bowl. The dough will appear dry and crumbly, however it should come collectively. (photograph 2)
Scoop cookie dough into 1 ½ tablespoon-sized balls utilizing a greased cookie scoop. Roll the cookie dough in a spherical ball. (photograph 3 & 4)
Roll the cookie ball right into a small bowl with the ⅓ cup of granulated sugar and place on the ready baking sheet. Place the cookie dough balls about 2-inches aside.
Use your thumb or the again of a rounded teaspoon to softly press an indent within the middle of the cookie dough. (photograph 5)
Place the jam in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for about 5-10 seconds, or till jam not agency and it’s simple to stir. Stir the jam till it’s easy.
Spoon the heated jam into every thumbprint, filling every indent to the brim. (photograph 6)
Bake on the middle rack for 12-14 minutes or till edges of the cookies are turning gentle golden brown.
Permit cookies to chill utterly on baking sheet.
Retailer leftovers in an air-tight container.

Ideas For Making The Finest Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

Bake the cookies on the center rack of your oven and just one cookie sheet at a time for even baking.
Be sure to warmth up the jam and add the jam to the cookies earlier than baking the cookies.
To stop the dough from cracking, roll the balls till they’re actually easy and there aren’t any traces or cracks within the dough.
Don’t place the second spherical of cookie dough balls on a heat baking sheet. Earlier than inserting your subsequent batch of cookie dough on the baking sheet, be certain that it has cooled utterly. Not doing so could make your cookies unfold.

Can I Make the Gluten Free Cookie Dough In Advance?

Sure, it’s simple to make this gluten-free cookie dough forward of time. Cowl the dough with plastic wrap and hold refrigerated for as much as someday.

Gluten-Free Flour

This gluten-free thumbprint cookie recipe was developed with Pillsbury gluten-free flour. It’s a cup-for-cup all-purpose gluten-free rice flour mix and already has the xanthan gum and starches included.

Most gluten-free all-purpose flour blends have starches and xanthan gum already in them. The xanthan gum helps change the elasticity and texture of gluten.

So be certain that to verify the substances of your gluten-free flour in order to not add any further xanthan gum to your flour if it already contains it. In the event you do, you’re going to get gummy cookies!

My favourite gluten-free flour is Pillsbury gluten-free. Not all gluten-free flours are created equal. It’s possible you’ll expertise totally different baking outcomes relying on the gluten-free flour mix you select.

This gluten-free cookie recipe won’t with not work with almond, oat, or coconut flour.

Tip For Measuring Gluten-Free Flour

It’s tremendous essential to make use of a measuring cup made for dry substances (not a Pyrex liquid measuring cup) to measure gluten-free flour. I measure the gluten-free flour with the “spoon & degree” methodology.

I take advantage of a big spoon to scoop the flour into the measuring cup. Then I take advantage of the again of a knife to degree off the highest of the measuring cup.
Please don’t scoop the flour straight out of the bag along with your measuring cup. In the event you do, you can find yourself with extra flour than known as for within the recipe.

Elements Substitutions For Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies

I’ve examined this gluten-free thumbprint cookie recipe with dairy-free ingredient substitutions. For the dairy-free butter use Good Steadiness butter.

Simple Thumbprint Gluten-Free Cookies

This gluten-free thumbprint cookie recipe is made with just a few easy substances and bake in simply 11 minutes. They’re a prefect addition to your vacation cookie tray!

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