Savory Fig & Cheddar Thumbprint Cookies
Cheesy shortbread and sweet jam are a perfect match in this easy recipe for decadent Savory Fig & Cheddar Thumbprint Cookies.
Servings 40 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sharp cheddar, thickly grated
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup fig jam (about 4 oz or one quarter pint)
- Flaky sea salt, for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F and prepare two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and cheese together until smooth. Add the egg and salt, and beat for 1 minute. Add the flour, one half at a time, and mix until a crumbly dough forms.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them on the baking sheets, pressing your thumb or index finger into each to make a small indentation (this would be source of the "thumbprint" in the name of the cookie). Fill each indentation with a tiny spoonful of jam and add a pinch of flaky sea salt on top. Chill the cookies for an hour or up to overnight.
- Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes until done and let cool on a rack before storing in an airtight container. Serve these savory-sweet delights as an accompaniment to a charcuterie platter or just as an upgrade to your usual cookie game!
Notes
Looking for a nice homemade jam? I recommend trying my recipe for homemade Spiced Fig & Plum Jam as the filling in these cookies!