Easy Raspberry Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies recipe. Made with only 5 ingredients, this is the best last minute simple dessert idea.
Do you make thumbprint cookies??
I have always thought that they would be way too difficult to make, and that I would never be at a point in my life were I could make them on a regular basis.
Enter these Raspberry Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies. They are made with only 5 ingredients, and are honestly my new favourite cookie recipe!
What you need to make Raspberry Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies
The 5 ingredients are pantry essentials in my opinion! All you need is:
- cream cheese
- butter
- white sugar
- all-purpose flour
- strawberry preserves
That’s it!!
Tips and Recommendations
One of the big tips in this recipe is DO NOT skip the refrigeration step! I know that it’s so tempting to skip that step because it’s time consuming, and you want cookies RIGHT NOW. I get it. I often omit that step when I see it in cookie recipes. However, for this recipe, it’s pretty crucial.
If you omit that step, your cookies are going to spread. And instead of a cute bite sized cookie you are going to end up with a pancake.
My one recommendation for these cookies is to use Bonne Maman raspberry preserves. I have tried making these cookies with other jams and they just don’t compare. It is more expensive, but it makes a world of difference in these cookies.
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Raspberry Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- raspberry preserves
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Mix in the sugar until fully incorporated. Slowly mix in the flour until combined.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, form the dough into balls. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheet and press your thumb into the centre to create a thumbprint.
- Fill each thumbprint with the raspberry preserves.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges begin to golden.
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It doesn’t get better than 5-ingredient cookies like these, especially when you are baking for the holidays.
Agree! Thanks Sharon 🙂
These look so good! Plus they are adorable. These would be perfect to make for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Yes so good! Let me know if you give them a go!
I loved how easy these raspberry cream cheese thumbprints were to make. They were so fluffy and the sweet-tart flavor of the raspberry filling was so amazing.
I’m always surprised by how easy they are too! 🙂
I fell in love with these Thumbprint cookies instantly. They were so easy to bake and they tasted just we used to eat when we were kids.
Yay! That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
Ooh love the idea of a soft cookie made with cream
Cheese. Bet it complements the raspberry jam so much!
It’s one of my favourite combos for sure 🙂
I appreciate your suggestion of using Bonne Maman raspberry preserves for this thumbprint cookie recipe. I always love to know what other people use to get the best recipe possible. 🙂
I promise, it makes such a difference 🙂
I love recipes that are as delicious as this one and only use a handful of ingredients. The raspberry preserves make it so simple and delicious.
It’s my go-to when I am low on ingredients!
I’m loving how easy these are, especially with the raspberry preserves jar. I think they’d also be really great with apricot and strawberry preserves.
Yes!! I love them with apricot preserves 🙂
these cookies for sooo delicious! I made them for my wife book club and hey loved them.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
My favorite cookies for the holidays! Always love these on my cookie tray.
So glad you love it as much as we do 🙂
How many cookies does this recipe make?
It depends on how big you scoop them, but typically I can get around 24 cookies from this batch
Can you use raspberry jam for the preserves?
Yes that would work!