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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

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
Cuisine Venezuelan
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 140 kcal
Author Tiffany Bendayan

Ingredients

For Cookies

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

For Passion Fruit Curd

  • 3/4 cup passion fruit pulp
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 3 tablespoons 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!
Nutrition Facts
Passion Fruit Thumbprint Cookie
Amount Per Serving (1 Cookie)
Calories 140 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 28mg9%
Sodium 3mg0%
Potassium 40mg1%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 340IU7%
Vitamin C 2.2mg3%
Calcium 6mg1%
Iron 0.7mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.