These festive raspberry and cranberry thumbprint cookies, topped with a simple powdered sugar vanilla glaze, are a delicious treat that combines buttery, sweet, and fruity flavors to make them utterly irresistible. And, with the ability to use any brand or variety of mixed berry jam, jelly, or preserves, you can create an array of different flavors for your cookie tray or platter. Whether you bake these cookies for a special occasion or just because you’re craving something sweet, they’re sure to be a hit.

Familiarize yourself with this cookie, chances are you may be seeing it this Christmas. They are just that amazing. B.O.B. Bob even asked what they were, and he rarely ever asks or comments about the food I’ve made. I know he’s crazy, how do you not care about what you eat? I guess it takes all kinds. I have a feeling that he’ll be eating these all the way through the holidays because I plan on baking them for several events we have coming up over the next month. For those of you non-bakers out there I can also be persuaded to bake you a special batch if you’re willing to bribe me.

Brenna even got in on the baking action. I had a chair sitting in the kitchen, and she just hopped right on up and watched everything I was doing. Dear sweet Brenna just had her yearly checkup this weekend, and I’m sad to report that it did not go well. I don’t mean to say that she is not healthy, because she is doing absolutely amazing for being ten years of age; but she lulled the vet and technicians into a false sense of security, only to shock the hell out of them when she had suffered enough of their attention. Drawing blood and getting a urinalysis is not so easy when you have an uncooperative kitty cat, and Brenna did her best to show them who was boss. So, no urinalysis yet again this year, so we’re just going to have to hope that there’s nothing wrong in that department for the second year in a row. Hopefully, she’ll forgive me enough to be my little “helper” tomorrow when I whip up another batch of these cookies.

Ingredients:

Cookies:

• 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 (12-oz.) Jar of Raspberry-Cranberry Preserves

Glaze:

• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 3 to 4 Teaspoons of Cold Water
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla

Directions:

Cookies:

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes.
2. Add the vanilla and mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
3. Add the flour half a cup at a time, on low speed; mix just until incorporated.
4. Cover and chill for 1 hour, or until the dough is easy to handle.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
7. Using your thumb, press an indentation into the center of each ball. Spoon preserves into the indentation of each cookie.
8. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes, or until the edges are light brown.
9. Allow the cookies to cool for 3 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

Glaze:

1. After the cookies have completely cooled, mix all of the glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle the glaze onto the cooled cookies.
2. Allow the cookies to sit for several hours before packaging them in an airtight container.

Suggestions:

• I originally used Smucker’s Orchard’s Finest Lakeside Raspberry Cranberry Preserves for this recipe, however, it has been discontinued. You can use any brand or variety of mixed berry jam, jelly, or preserves in this recipe.
• Drizzle the glaze onto the cookies with the tines of a fork.
• If your glaze is too thick to drizzle, add another teaspoon of water.
• When storing the cookies, place a piece of waxed paper between each layer of cookies to prevent the cookies from sticking to one another.
• This recipe will yield approximately 2 1/2 to 3 dozen cookies.

Improvements:

• Add lemon zest to the glaze and replace the vanilla with lemon juice.
• Sprinkle poppy seeds on top of the glaze.
• Play around with different varieties of preserves.
• CLICK HERE to check out all of our past cookie recipes. Don’t forget to check out our Christmas cookies section.

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Raspberry-Cranberry Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookies:
• 1 Cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
• 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 (12-oz.) Jar of Raspberry-Cranberry Preserves
Glaze:
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• 3 to 4 Teaspoons of Cold Water
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla

Directions:

Cookies:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes.
2. Add the vanilla and mix for 30 seconds on medium speed.
3. Add the flour half a cup at a time, on low speed; mix just until incorporated.
4. Cover and chill for 1 hour, or until the dough is easy to handle.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
6. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place the balls 2 inches apart on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
7. Using your thumb, press an indentation into the center of each ball. Spoon preserves into the indentation of each cookie.
8. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes, or until the edges are light brown.
9. Allow the cookies to cool for 3 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
Glaze:
10. After the cookies have completely cooled, mix all of the glaze ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle the glaze onto the cooled cookies.
11. Allow the cookies to sit for several hours before packaging them in an airtight container.

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