87 thumbprint cookie recipes

Buttery spiced fig thumbprint cookies, tender brown-sugar dough rolled in a crunchy flax-sugar coating and filled with jammy fig preserves. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg make them a standout on the holiday cookie tray.

Award-winning almond shortbread cookies with a buttery dent filled with homemade butterscotch frosting and topped with chopped pistachios. A 1986 classic.

Cocoa and walnuts create this timeless Great American recipe card collection recipe that brings back the taste of home.

Chocolate thumbprint cookies rolled in powdered sugar with a rich chocolate ganache filling. Brown sugar shortbread base with chopped chocolate chips baked into the dough.

Hershey's Kiss cookies: tender brown-sugar thumbprint cookies rolled in chopped nuts and crowned with a chocolate kiss the moment they exit the oven. A holiday cookie tray staple.

Creamy peanut butter cookies with extra brown sugar for chewy centers and a thumbprint pressed into each top, optionally crowned with a peanut. Makes 5 dozen cookies.

Linzer cookies built on a buttery ground-almond shortbread, scented with vanilla, almond extract, and a hint of cinnamon. Each cookie holds a thumbprint of lemon-spiked raspberry jam, finished with sliced almonds and powdered sugar.

Chocolate egg shortbread thumbprint cookies filled with raspberry jam and topped with a chocolate egg, then drizzled with powdered sugar glaze. A fun Easter baking project kids love.

Apricot filled cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies with a glistening pool of apricot preserves in the center. A classic teatime cookie with a tender shortbread base, makes about four dozen.

Italian nut ball cookies coated in chopped pistachios with a jelly-filled center. Almond extract and vanilla give these thumbprint cookies classic Italian bakery flavor.

Santa's Thumbprint cookies with oats, brown sugar, and chopped nuts rolled on the outside, filled with jelly. A festive holiday cookie recipe that makes 3 dozen.

Frosted pecan cuplets, bite-sized butter cookies rolled in chopped pecans with a tinted buttercream center. A festive thumbprint cookie for holiday cookie trays.

Lele Party Cookies are thumbprint cookies rolled in egg white and chopped nuts, then filled with colorful jelly. A buttery, nutty holiday cookie perfect for Christmas trays.

Lemon blossom cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies made with lemon juice and powdered sugar, rolled in chopped nuts, and filled with fruit preserves or pecans. A classic holiday cookie tray staple.

Apricot-raspberry jam pairs sweet, golden apricots with tart raspberries in a quick liquid-pectin jam that fills 7 jars in 20 minutes. Perfect for toast, scones, or layered into thumbprint cookies.

Classic walnut-crusted thumbprint cookies with tender shortbread base and jewel-toned jelly centers perfect for cookie swaps and holiday gift boxes.