Lemon Pistachio Blackberry Thumbprints

8 Ratings

9 Comments

Prep 25 min
Total 35 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 36

Each bite of these sugar cookies promises a bit of sweet jam and a drizzle of sweet icing. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated April 1, 2014

Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013

Joan Cossette

Colbert, Washington

Make with

Pillsbury Cookies

Ingredients

roll Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1/2

cup shelled salted roasted pistachios, chopped

1/3

cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour

teaspoon grated lemon peel

1/2

cup seedless blackberry jam

cup powdered sugar

tablespoon honey

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 325°F. Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
2

In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add pistachios, flour and lemon peel. Mix with wooden spoon or knead with hands until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation 3/4 inch wide in center of each cookie. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon jam into each indentation.
3

Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until set but not browned. Remove to cooling racks. Cool 3 minutes.
4

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, honey and 1 tablespoon water until smooth. If necessary, stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until of drizzling consistency. Drizzle honey glaze over warm cookies. Store in covered container.

Expert Tips

To easily fill centers of each cookie, stir jam thoroughly. Place in plastic food storage freezer bag; cut small hole in one corner. Squeeze to fill.
For ease in clean up, place parchment paper under cooling rack before drizzling cookies.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 25

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3g; 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 4% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 50mg; 2%
Potassium: 20mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 15g; 5%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 4g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 0%; 0%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;