Thumbprint Cookies With Icing

Save the jam for PB&J sandwiches and fill your next batch of Thumbprint Cookies with icing. This buttery sugar cookie recipe makes soft, sweet treats perfect for cookie trays and coffee breaks.

My husband acts like he’s high on drugs. Not street drugs smuggled across the boarder via a baggie shoved up somebody’s rectum. I’m talking about the good stuff: high-grade pharmaceutical cocaine. In case you were wondering, scientist-produced nose candy is real thing. The FDA actually gave a Philadelphia lab approval to produce nasal sprays containing cocaine. Apparently it makes an effective local anesthesia when used in moderation, but when used in excess you start seeing flying saucers.

In the kitchen.

Of course there’s not a flying saucer in my house, only a flying lid from the empty sour cream container. The same container my husband ate the entire contents of before I could use it to make cheesecake for my son’s birthday. So, yes, something disc-shaped barreled toward his head at warp speed but it wasn’t a UFO. It was an OFU or, specifically speaking, Oh F-you!

Don’t judge me for committing assault with a plastic container lid. I know a taser would’ve been better suited for the job, but the battery’s only good for 50 firings. Besides, 50 jolts is just too lenient for a crime of this magnitude. In case you didn’t know, my crazy runs wide and it runs deep — especially when it comes to cheesecake. So while my husband is at the store restocking our sour cream supply (and getting a bottle of Advil for his sudden-onset headache), I’m trying to stay sane by baking cookies.

Since pink is a calming color, I’m making thumbprint cookies with pink icing and topping them with pink sprinkles. These are the perfect little cookies for Valentine’s Day–or for the days we choose marital violence. They start with a buttery sugar cookie dough that’s indented on top then filled to the brim with a sweet icing. Scratch made with simple ingredients, these thumbprint cookies are the path to inner peace.

Before sharing the recipe for Thumbprint Cookies, here are a few tips to help you out:

Eggs and butter need to be at room temperature before beginning.

I recommend gel dye for the icing because gel is more vibrant and less diluting than liquid dye.

Above all, take care to avoid overmeasuring, overmixing and overbaking.

Chilling the dough helps the cookies keep their shape while baking, therefore, don’t skip this step.

Unbaked dough can be covered then stored in refrigerator for 1 week or frozen up to 3 months.

Store iced cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

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Finally, if you like pink cookies then you’ll love this recipe for Pink Velvet Thumbprint Cookies. Soft and chewy with a creamy cheesecake filling, these eye-catching cookies will be the hit of your cookie tray.