Show me a child who DOESN’T like to stick their fingers in anything food-like and I’ll show you a moon made of cheese. After all, kids like to touch and play with their food, right? That’s why these adorable jam thumbprint cookies are such a brilliant little bake to do with the kids.
You can literally say “Go for it, kids! Go ahead and stick your fingers in and make a dent in every single one!”
Consequently, you know the best part? You get to be the favourite parent for the rest of the week, for allowing them to play with their food. That’s a win – win, right? 😆
Remember too that little fingers are… well… little! Therefore, this means there will need to be some wiggling them around to make the dent bigger too. Gotta make the dent big enough for all that yummy jam to fit in! 🤤
And if it all goes wrong, and the dent ends up becoming a hole, the solution is easy: you can just roll the ball up and start all over again! For me, the most important thing when baking with kids is not getting stressed.
This shortbread recipe is brilliant for kids to make and measure out independently. Plus, it really is versatile for sharing so many skills: rolling and cutting or balling and indenting. Every parent needs a recipe like this to call on for baking with their little angels 😊
Oh, in the same vein, if you love shortbread as much as I do, do check out our chocolate dipped shortbread from a previous post. Yum!
I hope this jam thumbprint cookies recipe brings you and your little ones as much fun and laughter as it has brought my family over the years!
Happy baking, my friends. As always, thanks for stopping by!
😊 x
I made these cookies..using strawberry jam..so good!
Fabulous! So glad you’ve enjoyed them, Debbie!