These colorful Cookies for Springtime are soft, buttery, and delicious. They are easy to make and fun to decorate with the kids, perfect for your Easter celebration.
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Almond Thumbprint Cookies for Springtime
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I usually make these cookies at Christmastime. They are so easy to make, that I don’t mind rolling out a few batches.
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While they are beautiful in red and green, I love them so much better in pastel colors.
If you are looking for springtime cookie ideas, try some of my other fun recipes – like:
- Bunny Shaped Cookies – Easy to make
- Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bites for spring
- Rainbow Chocolate Covered Strawberries
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Do you put icing on cookies before or after baking?
- You should put icing on cookies after baking and cookies have completely cooled
How do I keep my Thumbprint Cookies from spreading?
- Chill the dough. Warm batter will spread more
- Don’t over beat the sugar and butter step. Just mix until well blended
- Use parchment paper or silicone sheets in place of greasing the pan
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Iced Almond Thumbprint Cookies for Springtime Recipe Ingredients:
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- margarine melted – melted butter leads to chewier cookies
- sugar
- vanilla extract – or almond extract – I used only to use vanilla, but now I prefer the taste of almond in these cookies. They are almond thumbprint cookies, after all
- salt – this sharpens the buttery flavor
- flour – all-purpose
- optional – finely chopped nuts (almonds) – I love the nutty flavor that the almonds lend to the cookie, but the kids don’t like the texture. This is completely optional Filling
Filling
powdered sugar – this thickens and sweets your icing
almond extract – the best flavor for this icing
water – be sparing. Add less water at first and more to thin the batter, if necessary
Gel food coloring – this is just to not oversaturate the icing with more liquid. If you only have liquid, then just use less water to thin the icing
Almond Thumbprint Cookies
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Iced Almond Thumbprint Cookies for Springtime
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine melted
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. milk -I used 2%
- 2 cups flour all-purpose
- 1 cup chopped almonds optional
Filling – for each color
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 2 – 3 Tbsp. water
- 2-3 drops Gel food coloring I used neon colors *you can use liquid food coloring but you'll want to use less water so your icing isn't too runny
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Melt the butter until it is warm enough to dissolve the sugar (I usually microwave the 1 lb. for about 30 seconds) If it is only partially melted, that’s fine. It will probably have a warm, and creamy texture)
- In a large bowl mix melted margarine or unsalted butter and sugar together until sugar is dissolved
- Add extract and milk – stir in
- In a small bowl mix the salt, flour, and *optional nuts
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together
- Roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter
- Push the center down with your thumb or the back of a Tbsp. measuring spoon that has been greased
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes
- While that is baking – stir the ingredients for the icing together adding the water 1 Tbsp. at a time, and stopping when the icing is a nice smooth consistency but not too runny
- If it gets too runny…just add a little more powdered sugar
- After the cookies are done and cooled – add a spoonful of icing to each center
Notes
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