Tuesdays with Dorie: Thumbprint Cookies For Us Big Guys
Warning! These cookies may cause burned thumbs or fingers. But they are SO worth it.
Thumbprints are my husband’s favorite cookie so I am no stranger to the idea of burning fingers in the name of indentations. A wooden spoon would also work but fingers are too handy.
My thumbprint recipe incorporates brown sugar and an egg yolk. Dorie’s recipe uses finely ground nuts but no egg yolk. (The yolk holds the cookie together better). She suggested hazelnuts which are not easy to come by in these parts so I went with almonds which I always have around the house. Hers are delicious….but crumbly.
If you made these cookies yourself or have seen the picture in the book, I’m sure you recognize another variant. Dorie recommends jelly in the center. But I’m not a jelly-in-sweets kind of person…as in jelly donuts or jelly filled cakes or cookies. I ‘m a frosting girl. So I went with espresso icing in the center. YUM!
To get the recipe, visit Mike the Ugly Food Dude or even better, get yourself a copy of Dorie’s cookbook called Baking: From my Home to Yours.
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those look great. i love the hit of coffee with the cookie!
Very nice, hazelnut coffee? Yes, I think I will.
Espresso! How perfect! They look fabulous
Frosting must have been perfect in these since they were not too sweet on their own. Great idea and cute cookies!
I love the flavor of coffee being added. This is a great cookie. We can do so much with it.
An excellent variation! They look delicious.
whew. I’m glad it wasn’t just mine that ended up really crumbly. Yours look really great!! And that espresso icing looks delish!!
Espresso wins everytime with me! I loved these cookies and will definitely have to try your recipe – including the egg yolk! Very beautiful (and I’m sure) delicious. Your husband has good taste!
Mmmm, espresso sounds lovely!
Beautiful cookies!!
They look great! I bet the icing was nice, because these weren’t too sweet. I’m even more tempted by those orange rolls, though…
Frosting in the center sounds dangerous. It sounds yummy, but dangerous!
Mmm, they look so pretty with the frosting. Nice job, I used almonds too.
thar’s totally creative. I saw a lotta jam, a lotta nutella, but yours are the only espresso ones!
Almonds and espresso icing?! Fabulous!! I’ll have to try your version.
Espresso icing is the best idea I’ve seen yet. I’ll have to try your thumbprint recipe, the brown sugar is calling my name.
Mimi