These easy thumbprint cookies with jam contain warm spices and are also gluten-free and refined sugar-free. A delicious healthy cookie recipe you will love!
Place the egg, dates, almond butter, and softened butter in a blender. Blend until you get a sticky brown paste. Transfer into a bowl.
1 egg, 1 cup packed Medjool dates, pitted, ½ cup creamy almond butter, 3 tablespoons butter, softened
Combine the almond flour-spice mix with the brown paste. First, use a (wooden) spoon. Then, continue to use your hands until you get a solid ball of dough.
Take a large baking sheet and cover it with parchment paper.
Scoop up a tablespoon of the dough. Roll into a smooth, small ball and place it on the prepared sheet. Repeat with the rest of the mixture. Ensure they're spaced well apart.
Use the back of a teaspoon measure to press gently in the center of each cookie dough ball to form a small dent. Note that the sides of the cookies might crack slightly as you press down, and that's fine. Any large cracks in the sides can be pinched together.
Fill them up with a teaspoon of jam. They are ready to pop into the oven.
Fig Preserve or Raspberry or berry jam, unsweetened
Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown, and the jelly is solid at the top.
Take out of the oven and allow to cool for about 5 to 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Notes
Storage:Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or in the fridge for up to 5 days.Without the jam filling, these spice thumbprint cookies keep for up to a week in an airtight container at room temperature. Then fill with jam before enjoying or serving them or whenever a craving hits!Substitutions & Variations:
Jams or preserves: Explore other types of flavors, like apricot jam, strawberry jam, or any homemade jam. Spices: If you have it on hand, use a Speculaas mix (about 2 to 3 teaspoons), which is merely a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, anise, ginger, white pepper, or licorice, and cardamom (depending on the brand these prepackaged spice bags may differ somewhat in flavor). You can easily purchase these spices online from local brands such as King Arthur Flour Speculaas Spice.Add the jam filling after baking: You can opt to add the jam filling after baking the cookies. Once out of the oven, their dent in the center might have shrunk a bit.
Use the back of a teaspoon again, and with a gentle press, make it larger. Of course, you can only do this when the cookies are still hot.Then, fill each indent with a jam of choice, as shown below. A teaspoon per cookie is enough.
