Coconut Jam Heart Thumbprint Cookies

Mar 11

This recipe is a festive version of my coconut jam thumbprints. Okay, fine, it is pretty much the exact same but with a heart shape for the middle.

I love making these for Valentines Day, but they would be great for any special occasion or holiday.

Recipe for Coconut Jam Heart Thumbprint Cookies:

Ingredients Needed:

1/2 cup plus 1 ½ tablespoons butter softened (room temperature)

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 cup fine ground semolina (sooji) *you can omit this and just use a total of 1 ½ cups flour for the entire recipe instead of 1 ¼ cup flour as listed below

1 egg

1 ¼ cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup shredded coconut (I use unsweetened) plus a few tablespoons to roll cookies in

Jam for topping (about 1/2 teaspoon per cookie)

Servings Made: 25 cookies

Time to Prep: 10 minutes

Time to Cook: 20 minutes

How to Make:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a few baking trays with parchment paper. Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer (about 3 minutes) until mixture looks lighter in color and fluffy.

Add flour, semolina, coconut and baking powder. Mix well and add vanilla. Mix until loose dough forms. Finally crack in the egg and mix.

Place a few tablespoons of coconut in a shallow dish. Using your hands, form small balls of dough and roll them in the dish of coconut to coat evenly. Place on baking tray about 2 inches apart. Use your pinky or ring finger to imprint a heart shape on the cookie. Press into the cookie in the shape of a “V” with your fingertips to make the heart.