{
  "id": "CAT05-R15",
  "slug": "cat05-r15-kumquat-thumbprint-cookies",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat05-r15-kumquat-thumbprint-cookies.html",
  "title": "Kumquat Thumbprint Cookies",
  "category": "Desserts",
  "category_id": "CAT05",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 20,
  "cook_time_minutes": 45,
  "total_time_minutes": 65,
  "primary_cooking_method": "OVEN",
  "primary_food": "kumquat",
  "vegetarian": true,
  "allergens": [
    "wheat",
    "milk",
    "egg"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "1/2 cup butter, softened",
    "1/3 cup sugar",
    "1 egg yolk",
    "1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract",
    "1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour",
    "1/8 teaspoon salt",
    "1/3 cup kumquat jam or kumquat marmalade"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Beat the butter and sugar on medium speed 2 minutes until fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla.",
    "On low speed, mix in the flour and salt just until a soft dough forms.",
    "Cover and refrigerate the dough 20 minutes until firm enough to roll (chill time is included in the cook time). Heat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment.",
    "Roll the dough into 16 balls about 1 inch wide and set them 2 inches apart on the sheet.",
    "Press your thumb or the back of a small spoon into each ball to make a deep well. Fill each well with about 1 teaspoon kumquat jam.",
    "Bake 14 to 16 minutes until the edges are light golden and the bottoms are lightly browned, so the egg yolk in the dough is fully baked.",
    "Cool on the sheet 5 minutes, then move to a rack. The jam is very hot — cool completely before eating."
  ],
  "food_safety": "The dough contains raw egg yolk — do not eat it before baking, and wash hands after handling. Bake until the edges are golden so the dough is fully cooked. Let the hot jam centers cool before serving to children.",
  "skill_taught": "Shaping and chilling butter cookie dough so it holds a filled center.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}