Thumbprint Cookie Recipes | Taste of Home (2024)

With their cream cheese filling and coat of sugar, colorful red velvet cookies are a fun twist on the classic thumbprint cookie.

9 reviews

These festive sugar-coated red velvet cookies are perfect for Christmas. They're just as delicious as they are beautiful. —Colleen Delawder,...

9 reviews

Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves...

14 reviews

The topping on my sister-in-law's peach cobbler was so delicious that I asked for the recipe; then I decided to...

2 reviews

Sometimes the best thing about a cookie is the memories made. My daughter and I love to make and eat...

6 reviews

If you like coconut, you’ll love these no-bake, no-fuss sweets. They are cute as can be and make a satisfying...

3 reviews

Speckled with chopped nuts and topped with a candied cherry, these tender cookies will disappear fast.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen

3 reviews

I never cared for jam-filled thumbprints, so I decided to fill them with frosting instead. This makes them easy to...

2 reviews

I wanted to make a more festive version of chocolate chip cookies for the holidays. Since my mom's thumbprints are...

1 review

I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, but my favorite—peanut butter pie—is tough to eat on the go....

10 reviews

Red velvet cookies and cakes are so pretty, but I always wish they had a bigger flavor. I infused these...

6 reviews

When I was four, Mom and I would don our aprons and I would pretend we were bakers named Marge...

Years ago, a friend gave me a recipe for chocolate peanut treats that didn't require baking. I thought it...

I enjoy experimenting with cake mixes to make new cookie recipes. I love apricot, but feel free to fill the...

7 reviews

This versatile recipe couldn't be easier or yummier! Switch things up by using several different jams or jellies. —Georgia MacDonald,...

3 reviews

My family loves pecans. In fact, we have pecan pie at Thanksgiving and this pecan pie cookies recipe at Christmas!...

23 reviews

These delicate cream cheese cookies look lovely on a tea tray or dessert platter. Feel free to experiment with other...

This recipe is a favorite of mine to make for special occasions. The apricot cookies freeze beautifully, so they can...

16 reviews

When I pass around the cookie tray, all eyes land on these fancy thumbprints. The white chocolate filling and dab...

14 reviews

I've been making these deliciously different cookies for about 11 years. My kids especially like the creamy coconut filling. Whenever...

3 reviews

When I moved here from Malta more than 20 years ago, a kind neighbor lady took me under her wing...

3 reviews

I had been searching for a dessert to make for my brother's girlfriend (who is gluten intolerant), and I came...

11 reviews

Thumbprint cookies are a Christmas classic, and I especially like my updated version with pistachios. The rich, buttery bites are...

28 reviews

Covered in chopped nuts and drizzled with chocolate, these cookies are delicious and pretty. Everybody looks forward to munching on...

47 reviews

My group of friends had a weekly "movie night" during winters on Martha's Vineyard, and we'd take turns making a...

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18 reviews

Red raspberry preserves add a festive flair to these tender coconut drops. Perfect for potlucks and cookie exchanges, the shaped...

47 reviews

Raspberry jam adds fruity sweetness to these rich raspberry-filled shortbread cookies. They will absolutely melt in your mouth! —Mildred Sherrer,...

10 reviews

I won a blue ribbon at our local fair for these tender cookies. They're so pretty with the ruby-red filling...

12 reviews

My oldest son is a huge fan of these thumbprints, so I make sure they're on my baking list every...

19 reviews

We like to stir different flavored candy canes into the dough for fun variety. —Joan Cossette, Colbert, Washington

6 reviews

This cookie recipe will be a hit whether you are making it for your family or for a potluck. Apricot...