Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

This delicious thumbprint cookie recipe is made with homemade passion fruit curd in a shortbread cookie dough. Perfect for dessert and tea. Yummy! 

Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

You know when sometimes you’re craving something sweet but not too sweet? This delicious Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie recipe is the answer.

The cookie is sweet while the center is soft, smooth and tangy. It’s a different taste that will wow your friends and family.

Growing up in Venezuela, passion fruit is a commonly used fruit. Just like mangoes. There are 10000 of recipes that span from savory chicken to  tangy cakes.

For this Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie recipe, I used my basic shortbread cookie dough and combined it with homemade passion fruit curd. It’s easy to make and you can use the curd leftovers on toast, biscuits and even on turkey sandwiches. Yum!

Making these cookies is easy and fun. My daughters shaped the cookie dough into little balls and then with the back of a wooden spoon, made the indentations. They also filled them with the curd before I baked them.

So it’s easy to say that this Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie recipe is perfect to make with kids. Mine are used to this tangy flavor, if your kids are into citrus, then they’re going to love these too.

 Although passion fruit is no easily found in the US, there are a few latin brands that sell it in liquid form in the frozen department of your grocery store. Just make sure they’re it’s completely natural and that there’s no sugar added.

This Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie Recipe can also be easily customizable. Instead of a “thumbprint” version, you can bake them flat and then sandwich the curd in between 2 cookies.

I hope you can try this delicious Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie Recipe at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet. I promise to repost it.

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Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie Recipe

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

25 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

This delicious thumbprint cookie recipe is made with homemade passion fruit curd in a shortbread cookie dough. Perfect for dessert and tea. Yummy!

Course: Dessert

Servings: 24 cookies

Author: Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Cookies

• 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup of unsalted butter 1 stick
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tablespoons of powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

For Passion Fruit Curd

• 3/4 cup passion fruit pulp
• 6 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

1. For Passion Fruit Curd
2. Heat the passion fruit and sugar on a pot over medium heat
3. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and the water. If the mixture looks to stiff, add a bit more of water
4. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the passion fruit curd and mix using a wooden spoon.
5. Meanwhile, place the egg yolks in a bowl and whisk a bit
6. When the passion fruit mixture starts boiling and thickening, remove from the heat and gently pour 2-3 tablespoons over the yolks. Mix the yolks vigorously while you pour the hot liquid to prevent the yolks from cooking.
7. Place the yolk mixture into the remaining passion fruit curd and mix
8. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to completely cool
9. For Cookies
10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
11. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
12. Throw all the ingredients together in the bowl of a mixer and mix until combined
13. Make 1 tablespoon size balls and place them separately on the lined cookie sheet
14. With the back of a spoon or your thumb, make a deep indentation in the middle of the cookie being careful not to cut through the bottom
15. Spoon cooled curd in the middle
16. Bake for 10-12 minutes
17. Remove from oven
18. Let the cookies cool completely on a rack
19. Enjoy!