MADE FOR THE COOKIE SWAP

We grew up going to cookie swaps; a day where friends would bring their own baked goods, lay them out on a big table, taste everybody's offerings, and then merrily pack them up in to-go boxes to be enjoyed beyond the afternoon.  For this year's swap, we're bringing a classic thumbprint cookie made for us by our friend and brilliant chef of Highly Likely, Kat Turner. Her version marries our Nut Butter and Raspberry Hibiscus jam for a modern and delicious rendition of the classic thumbprint. Here's to making the cookie swap all the more delicious. 

Makes 13 cookies

INGREDIENTS:

• 227 g CAP Beauty The Nut Butter, well stirred (1 jar, about 1 cup)• 90 g brown sugar (⅓ cup + 2 Tbsp, packed)• 50 g egg, beaten (1 large)• 4 g vanilla extract (1 tsp)• 40 g almond flour, blanched (⅓ cup)• 3 g baking soda (½ tsp)• 3 g kosher salt (1 tsp)• 50 g turbinado sugar, for rolling (¼ cup)• 100 g CAP Beauty x Sqirl raspberry hibiscus jam (⅓ cup)

 

HOW TO:

1. Sift the dry. Sift the almond flour, baking soda, and salt together into a small bowl.Push any almond flour clumps through the sieve rather than discarding them.2. Cream. Beat the nut butter and brown sugar together until smooth and fullycombined.3. Add egg and vanilla. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. The nutbutter will thicken noticeably as the egg goes in. That's expected, so keep mixinguntil it's evenly combined.4. Add the dry. Add the almond flour mixture and mix it in with a spatula as far as itwill go. Then turn the dough out and knead until fully incorporated.5. Form a log and chill. Roll the dough into a 13-inch log. Wrap tightly in cling film andrefrigerate until ready to use.6. Preheat. When you're ready to bake, heat the oven to 350°F and line a sheet traywith parchment.7. Slice and roll. Slice the log into 13 even pieces and roll each into a ball. Roll eachball in turbinado sugar, pressing lightly so the crystals stick. Space them 2 inchesapart on the tray.8. Press the wells. Press a deep well into each with your thumb or the back of a smallround measuring spoon. Press slowly and pinch any big cracks closed.9. Fill. Divide the jam evenly among the wells. Don't overfill or it'll boil over.10. Bake 12 minutes, rotating halfway, until the edges are set and lightly goldenbut the centers still look soft.11. Cool on the tray for 10 minutes before moving. They firm up as they cool.

 

NOTES:

Grams are the exact amounts. The cup and spoon measures in parentheses are roundedto the nearest standard measure. The kosher salt measure assumes Diamond Crystal;with Morton, use a generous ½ tsp. Sifting the dry ingredients keeps the baking sodaevenly distributed. The cookies keep 4 days airtight, and the turbinado crunch holds bestin the first 2.


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