5 Ingredients Raspberry Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies

These thumbprint cookies are absolutely scrumptious and super simple to whip together! All you need is five ingredients and ten minutes of preparation, and you'll be enjoying these sweet little treats in no time!

Funny enough, one of my favorite things about these cookies isn't the raspberry jam – it's the cookie dough! It's slightly sweet and reminiscent of a brioche bun, which means it pairs perfectly with a sweet jam!

The other thing you'll love about this recipe, though, is that your thumbprint doesn't need to be filled with raspberry. If that's not your jam, go ahead and try out some strawberry or apricot – or fill in with some lemon or cherry curd. Heck, you can even fill it with chocolate or caramel!

These cookies are also perfect if you have cream cheese left over from making cheesecake! This way, nothing will be wasted!

🥘 Ingredients

• Butter - unsalted, softened, at room temperature.
• Granulated Sugar 
• Cream Cheese
• Cake Flour
• Raspberry Jam

See the recipe card for quantities.

🔪 Instructions

The first thing you'll need to do is break out your hand mixer, and start combining your unsalted butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar. You'll want to make sure that your butter has been softened to room temperature before mixing on medium speed from about 2-3 minutes. 

You'll continue mixing on medium speed while adding your flour – spoonful by spoonful. If the dough becomes too tough for your mixer, you must mix the rest of the flour by kneading it with your hands. It's essential that you stop mixing or kneading once the flour has been evenly incorporated into the dough.

Once the flour has been evenly incorporated into your dough, you can start portioning your cookies out onto a parchment paper-covered baking sheet. In order to get uniform sizing, I recommend doing this with an ice cream scoop. Leave about 2 cm or 1-inch space between the cookies and the edge of the pan to prevent overcrowding.

From here, you can being making impressions with your thumbprint in the middle of each cookie.

You'll fill all these impressions with your raspberry jam once they come out of the oven. 

These thumbprint cookies will need to bake for about 15 minutes at 180 C / 356 F until they start to turn golden brown. Once they've had the chance to cool down on a wire rack, you can start filling the small indents with 1⁄2 teaspoon of jam – or alternatively, you can use a piping bag!

This cookie dough is slightly sweet, reminiscent of the taste of brioche, and pairs perfectly with jam.

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🥜 Substitutions

If you love the sound of thumbprint cheesecake cookies but aren't the biggest fan of raspberry, you can easily substitute it for another jam or custard. These cookies are incredibly delicious when served with strawberry jam, or if you feel a little more tart, try reaching for some lemon curd or even cherry curd!

Of course, you don't need to fill your thumbprint with jams or curds if you're got a taste for something even a little more sweet. This recipe is also great when paired with chocolate chips or caramel! Really, the thumbprint impression you leave on your cookies can be filled with anything sweet! 

🍑 Variations

If you want to make these thumbprint cookies vegan, you can swap out the butter in this recipe for vegan butter, coconut butter, or coconut oil. You'll need to be sure that you're mixing these substitutes at room temperature to get the right consistency.

You can also swap out the cream cheese with vegan cream cheese. I think the slightly nutty flavor from vegan cream cheeses (usually made primarily from cashews) pairs excellently with strawberry jam. 

🍽 Equipment

• Baking Sheet
• Hand Mixer / Stand Mixer / Electric Mixer
• Bowl
• Parchment Paper/Silicone Mat
• Ice Cream Scoop

🌡 Storage

These cookies will typically last three to five days when stored in an airtight container. If you want to extend their shelf life, you can also freeze them in an airtight container for up to a month. 

🙋🏻 FAQ

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📖 Recipe

⛑️ Food Safety

• Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
• Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
• Wash hands after touching raw meat
• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

For further information, check Safe Food Handling - FDA.