Thumbprint Cookies

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These classic cookies are quick and easy to make. Using almond flour finely chopped walnuts adds richness to these cookies while making them a much healthier option than the traditional version. My inspiration came from Jammin’ Almond Thumbprint Cookies found at T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies.

Yield: about 15 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (4 oz) water
  • 2 Tbsp (12g) flaxseed
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ¾ tsp almond extract
  • 1 ½ cup (210g) finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 ¼ to 2½ cups (about 200-240g) whole wheat flour or gluten free flour
  • ½ cup (50g) almond flour
  • 6 Tbsp (90g) cane sugar
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup fruit-sweetened jam

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or Silpat.
  2. Add to mixing bowl the water, ground flax, vanilla and almond extract. Set this aside while getting the other ingredients ready.
  3. In a small bowl mix together the whole wheat flour, almond flour, cane sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the flax mixture and mix thoroughly into manageable dough. The dough should be tacky, not sticky. If sticky and not manageable, add a sprinkle more flour.
  5. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls (about 30g each) then slightly flatten them into a thick disk. If dough is sticking to your hands, as needed, dip fingers in a small bowl of water and shake off excess. Dip each dough disk into water, then cover it with finely chopped walnuts.
  6. Place about 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheets.
  7. Press the center of each cookie with your thumb or use the round bottom of a measuring spoon to create an indentation in the top of each cookie.
  8. Fill each hole with about ½ teaspoon of jam.
  9. Bake cookies for about 18 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and transfer to a wire rack to cool. 
  10. To freeze, place cookies in an airtight container and place in the freezer, up to 3 months.
  11. For fresh baked taste, an AirFryer can be your best friend. No need to defrost cookies, place in AirFryer, set temperature to 400°F for 3 minutes.