Robin's Icing Thumbprints

Name: Robin's Icing Thumbprints
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 C All-Purpose Flour; 1/4 C Brown Sugar; 1/2 C Salted Butter (Softened); 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1 Egg; 2 Tbsp Granulated Sugar (For Rolling); Decorations (Sprinkles, Nuts, etc.); 1 C Icing (Powdered) Sugar; 75 grams Butter; 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract; 1/2 Tbsp Double Cream; 50 grams Dark Chocolate (Melted); 1 C Icing (Powdered) Sugar; 75 grams Butter; 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1/2 tsp Double Cream

Robin @cook_2957098

Glasgow, Scotland

I searched high and low for a decent thumbprint recipe... some had milk, some had orange juice... I just wanted something basic. My first batch turned out too flat but after tweaking, this recipe turned out much better. Going to try making them next time with sugar instead of brown sugar to give it a more shortbread like taste.

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Ingredients

10 mins

12 servings

Cookie Base:
1 CAll-Purpose Flour
1/4 CBrown Sugar
1/2 CSalted Butter (Softened)
1/2 tspVanilla Extract
1Egg
2 TbspGranulated Sugar (For Rolling)
Decorations (Sprinkles, Nuts, etc.)
Vanilla Icing
1 CIcing (Powdered) Sugar
75 gramsButter
1/2 TbspVanilla Extract
1/2 TbspDouble Cream
Chocolate Icing:
50 gramsDark Chocolate (Melted)
1 CIcing (Powdered) Sugar
75 gramsButter
1/2 tspVanilla Extract
1/2 tspDouble Cream

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Steps

10 mins

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place granulated sugar in separate bowl and set aside.
2

Mix butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla together. Add flour and continue to mix.
3

Roll into one inch balls and roll into granulated sugar before placing on a parchment lined baking sheet.
4

Using your thumb (I use a wine cork) to indent the center of the cookies.
5

Bake for 10 minutes. Cookies will not change much in color and will be very soft. Allow to fully cool and harden on cooling racks before topping. Outside hardens while the inside stays soft and delicious.
6

For Icings: Whip all ingredients together for the vanilla icing until well blended. Using a piping bag, pipe the icing into each cookie. Whip all ingredients together for the chocolate icing until well blended. Using a piping bag, pipe the icing into each cookie.
7

Sprinkle or place toppings onto the icing.