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Freshly baked blackberry sage thumbprint cookies on a wooden table with sage leaves.
Alyssa

Blackberry Sage Thumbprints

A unique and delicious cookie recipe featuring the flavors of blackberry and sage.
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings: 48 cookies
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Calories: 96

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • cup fine grain cornmeal
  • teaspoons dried sage, crushed
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • teaspoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup seedless blackberry jam

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, sage and baking powder; set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with brown sugar until combined. Add egg yolks, lemon zest, and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients to form dough.
  4. Shape the dough into ¾-inch balls. Place them 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press your thumb into the center of each ball and fill with about ½ teaspoon of blackberry jam.
  5. Bake for 13 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool on the sheet for 1 minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Store in an airtight container for freshness.