Goat Cheese & Rosemary Thumbprints with Cherry Jam

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I’m at it again, adding savory things to sweet treats, this time with goat cheese and rosemary in thumbprint cookies. Normally I use cream cheese or Greek yogurt so swapping them for goat cheese was not a difficult change. The slightly tangy flavor of the goat cheese pairs well with the sweet cherry jam, which in turn heightens the fresh rosemary flavor. It’s just a little love triangle in cookie form.

The flavors of these cookies may not be traditional to Christmas, but I’m not one to stick to traditions. But the flavors do (unintentionally) represent Christmas colors with red cherry jam, green rosemary, and white goat cheese. Maybe I am subliminally traditional haha. What is your favorite holiday cookie?

Two years ago: Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Three years ago: Weekly Meal Plan #38 – Thanksgiving Edition

Four years ago: Homemade Instant Oatmeal

Five years ago: Pear-Cranberry Sauce

Six years ago: Gluten-Free Chipotle Cornbread Muffins

Seven years ago: Streusel-Topped Milky Way Apple Butter Bread

GOAT CHEESE & ROSEMARY THUMBPRINTS WITH CHERRY JAM

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Yield: 3 dozen Prep Time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 8 Minutes 8 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 4 oz. goat cheese, room temperature
• 1-1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
• 1 tsp Adams vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp 2% milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2-1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 cup cherry jam or preserves

Directions

1. In a stand mixer or large bowl with electric hand mixer, mix ingredients in order until fully incorporated (except jam). Cover and chill dough in refrigerator for one hour.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls (I used my medium cookie scoop). Place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (or silicone baking mat). Bake for 8 minutes.
3. Using the back of a spoon or your thumb, gently push a crevasse into the center of each cookie immediately after removing from oven while still on the cookie sheet (be careful not to push all the way through the cookie) and spoon a teaspoon of cherry jam into the center of each cookie. Let cool before transferring to wire rack.

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