Go Back
Gluten Free Thumbprint Cookies. These nutty, flavourful cookies, with their glorious jammy centre, are perfect for your next afternoon tea.
Print Recipe
5 from 4 votes

Gluten Free Thumbprint Cookies

These nutty gluten free thumbprint cookies, with their glorious caramelised jammy centre, are perfect in the lunchbox or served for afternoon tea.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time25 mins
Calories:
Author: Tania @ The Cook's Pyjamas

Ingredients

  • 150 g walnuts 1 1/2 cups
  • 60 g rapadura sugar 1/3 cup plus 1 Tablespoon
  • 60 g teff flour 1/3 cup plus 1 Tablespoon
  • 140 g sorghum flour 1 cup
  • Pinch salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 180 g softened butter 6.4 oz
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • cup Approximately 1/3 jam
  • 2 Tablespoons sorghum flour extra

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 175C (155C fan forced)
  • Line a baking sheet with baking paper and set aside.
  • Place the walnuts, flours, sugar, salt and baking powder in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Blitz until the nuts are broken into small pieces.
  • Add the butter and vanilla to the food processor.
  • Process until the mixture forms a dough. Take care not to over-process the dough.
  • Take tablespoons of the dough, rolling each spoonful into a ball.
  • Place the balls on the lined baking tray, leaving space between the cookies for spreading.
  • Now you need to make an indent in the centre of the cookie. I use the end of a wooden spoon handle, which I dip into the flour then press into the centre of the cookie. I like to make quite a deep indent which allows me to place more jam in the centre.
  • Use a teaspoon to drop jam into the indent, and gently press the jam into the hole with the end of the spoon.
  • Bake the cookies for 12 - 15 minutes, or until the cookies are golden and the jam is bubbling.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven, and allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes. Don't skip this step or the cookies will fall apart as you try to transfer them to a cooling rack. Do not be tempted to eat the cookies at this stage as the jam is molten and can cause a nasty burn.
  • Once the cookies have cooled slightly, transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container.

Notes

To freeze the cookies, shape as normal on the baking sheet, then put the tray in the freezer rather than the oven. Once frozen solid, transfer the cookies to zip lock bags for easier storage. Bake as detailed above, adding an extra five minutes to the baking time. I prefer to fill the cookies with jam just before I bake them, although you can fill them before freezing if you wish.