Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies

This is my favorite time of year and I am starting the holiday baking ideas early this year.  These Apple Butter Thumbprint Cookies are perfect for Fall.  All you need is 3 simple ingredients.  ZERO refined sugar, no grains, gluten, or oil.  Make them up in under 15 minutes.

For more yummy holiday cookie ideas, check out this post.

apple butter thumbprint cookies

This recipe could not be more simple.  It’s vegan, gluten free and even paleo approved!  If you don’t want to use apple butter, any jam will do.

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Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

I have been on a major hazelnut kick lately.  First I made my No Bake Vegan Nutella Bites, then it was my Vegan Nutella Granola and now these yummy homemade nutella thumbprint cookies.

thumbprint cookies

Next, I think I might try some hazelnut milk.  I filled these cookies using my Homemade Vegan Nutella.  I love thumbprint cookies.  You can really go in some many directions.

Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Nutella Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 13 min Serves 16 cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In the blender or food processor grind the almonds and oats after measuring.
  3. When they are the consistency of flour, add them to a bowl with the rest of the dry ingredients.
  4. Add the wet ingredients into another bowl .
  5. Add wet to dry and stir until everything is combined.
  6. Roll dough into balls and place on the baking sheet .
  7. Once all the balls are rolled, flatten each one with your palm.
  8. Use your thumb to make an indent into the cookie. This is a job I let my three year old do.
  9. Fill each hole with the homemade nutella or whatever other filling you desire.
  10. Bake for about 13 minutes. Enjoy!

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Date Filled Thumbprint Cookies

These Date Filled Thumbprint Cookies are so good!  I seriously could not stop eating them! Let me start out by saying I love the thumb print cookie. I always have.

thumbprint cookies

I may, or may not have eaten 3-4 of them when they were done.  Okay, I am lying.  More like 4-5!  They were just too yummy! I have made thumbprint cookies similar to this before.  I have Cranberry Filled Thumbprint cookies on my blog already. This was the first time making thumbprint cookies in my vita mix.  Previously, I had used my magic bullet.  They came out so much better in the Vitamix.  I had never even had a date until a few days ago.  I bought them to make This Rawsome Vegan Life’s vegan raw snickers.  Up until now, I thought they were similar to raisins.  They are so delicious and creamy and not what I expected.

Date Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Date Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 13 min Serves 18 Cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a blender, combine the almonds and the oats into a fine powder.
  3. Place that mixture in a bowl with the flour.
  4. Add all the wet ingredients minus the water in a bowl.
  5. Add wet to dry.
  6. In a food processor or magic bullet, mix the dates and a bit of water until they form into a paste and set aside.
  7. Roll the cookie batter into little balls and place on a lined baking sheet.
  8. Once all the balls are rolled, press them flat with your palm.
  9. Once all the cookies are flat, take your thumb and put a print in each cookie.
  10. Spoon a bit of the date paste into each thumbprint and bake in the oven for 11-13 minutes.

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