Heart Thumbprint Shortbread
Heart Thumbprint Shortbread
Cook time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter cold from the fridge, diced
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Sunnyland Farms Mayhaw Jelly
Directions:
- Start by blending cold butter with sugar and extracts.
- Add the flour and salt and blend until a crumbly cookie dough forms.
- . Shape the dough into tablespoon-sized balls, place them spaced 2-inches apart on lined baking sheet.
- Flatten with back of flat measuring cup. Then with thumbs, make a heart in each.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Fill each heart with Sunnyland’s Mayhaw jelly.
- Bake at 350 for 15 minutes until golden brown.
Fun fact about Mayhaw jelly. It's made with mayhaws which are small, tart, red-to-orange fruits from native southeastern U.S. hawthorn trees that resemble tiny crabapples
February 4, 2026
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Recipe by Staci Willson
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Perfect for Valentine's parties and occasions. This shortbread recipe is sweet, simple, and the perfect amount of tartness from our Mayhaw Jelly. Invite the kids into help create the thumbprint heart and fill with jelly before baking.
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