Thumbprint cookies are a timeless classic that never go out of style. With their soft, buttery texture and signature jam filled center, they strike the perfect balance between simple and special.
This collection brings together a variety of thumbprint cookie recipes, from traditional raspberry and apricot versions to creative twists like lemon curd, chocolate peppermint, and even healthier gluten free and keto options. Each one offers a slightly different take on the classic, making it easy to find something for every taste and occasion.
Whether you are baking for the holidays, a family gathering, or just want a comforting homemade treat, these thumbprint cookies are easy to make and always a crowd pleaser.
Strawberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies
These Vegan Strawberry Almond Thumbprint Cookies are soft, nutty, and filled with sweet strawberry jam — the perfect plant-based treat for any occasion! Made with wholesome ingredients like almond flour, coconut oil, and natural fruit preserves, these cookies are dairy-free, egg-free, and irresistibly delicious
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The Best Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies
Spread a little sunshine to your nearest and dearest with my easy recipe for Lemon Curd Cookies! Delightfully sweet-tart, chewy-soft cookies are brightly flavored with fresh lemon, then filled with a creamy, tangy citrus spread for a portable treat that tastes like a spring day personified. Just 10 ingredients and 15 minutes of prep required!
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Raspberry Almond Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Raspberry Almond Jam Thumbprint Cookies are buttery shortbread cookies made with only butter, sugar, flour, and almond extract, topped with jam, and baked until soft and topped with homemade vanilla or almond glaze. A festive and delicious Christmas cookie recipe!
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Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies
These moist and sweet gluten-free thumbprint cookies with your favorite jam are sure to delight kids and adults! This recipe tastes just like the traditional and is easily made vegan. With only 10 ingredients, you’ll experience how much better this homemade traditional Christmas cookie tastes compared to store-bought versions.
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Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
This thumbprint cookie recipe makes cookies that are quick, soft, and perfect for holiday baking. They take just 30 minutes from start to finish—no chilling, special tools, or complicated ingredients required.
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PB and J Cookies
These PB and J cookies are everything you love about the classic sandwich in cookie form. They’re soft, tender, and full of that sweet-salty nostalgic goodness.
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Vegan Thumbprint Cookies with Raspberry Jam
Vegan Thumbprint Cookies – The combination of tart jam and a buttery-sweet crumb is pure bliss in every bite.
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Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies
Soft, buttery cookies melt away with puddles of concentrated apple butter in the middle. These apple butter cookies are such a treat, and an ideal way to use up a spare jar of apple butter!
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Thumbprint Jam Cookies
This Thumbprint Cookie Recipe pairs salty, nutty cookies with sweet jam the way generations of Midwestern grandmas have been making. It uses a special technique of baking the cookies for a bit before making the indentation, which helps prevent the cookies from cracking quite so much.
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keto thumbprint cookie
This easy keto thumbprint cookie recipe is sugar-free, gluten-free and grain-free, plus high-protein with 5.3 grams of protein and just 0.8 net carbs per cookie!
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Lemon Curd Cookies
In this Lemon Curd Cookie recipe, creamy lemon filling is spooned into buttery shortbread. Total melt-in-your-mouth cookie bliss for lemon lovers.
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Grinch Thumbprint Cookies
There’s something about Grinch Thumbprint Cookies that just makes the whole kitchen feel a little more… mischievous in the best Christmas way. And yes, they really do make your heart grow three sizes.
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Easy Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Over the years, baking these raspberry thumbprint cookies has become a Christmas tradition for our family! Their crumbliness and sweet raspberry jam centers make them a hit with everyone we know.
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Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
I’ve made a lot of cookies over the years, and these Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies have become a holiday favorite! They’re soft, fudgy, and filled with creamy white chocolate that sets just right. Simple to make and full of festive flavor, these thumbprints always disappear fast on cookie trays.
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Gluten-Free Thumbprint Cookies
Sweet, buttery, and perfectly nostalgic — these gluten-free thumbprint cookies are the ultimate classic bake that never goes out of style. Soft, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread with a jewel-like center of raspberry jam makes them just as pretty as they are delicious. With a dairy-free and vegan option included, they’re a cookie everyone can enjoy!
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