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Cajeta Thumbprint Cookies
Adding orange extract and orange zest to the dough gives these soft and tender cookies a subtle citrus flavor. Perfect for the holidays!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 42 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 stick Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Baking Sticks
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
- zest of 1 orange
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 ½ cups Pillsbury BEST™ All Purpose Flour
- cajeta (recommend squeeze bottle)
Instructions
- 1
Beat shortening, water, sugars, orange extract, orange zest, and salt at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 to 5 minutes until creamy.
- 2
Add flour; beat until blended.
- 3
Shape dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon per ball).
- 4
Places 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
- 5
Press thumb or end of a wooden spoon into each ball, forming an indentation. Chill for 20 minutes.
- 6
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 7
Bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 10 minutes. Squeeze ½ teaspoon cajeta into each indentation.