Lotus or Lemon Thumbprints

Food and prop styling  Renee Muller
Photography Hudi Greenberger

Lotus or lemon, you’re going to love these thumbprints.

YIELDS 36 COOKIES

• 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine
• ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 2¼ cups flour
• 1 12-oz (340-g) container store-bought lemon cream
• 1 jar Lotus cookie butter
• 1 3½-oz (100-g) good-quality chocolate, chopped, or chocolate chips
• Lemon Glaze
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• ½ Tbsp lemon juice
• ½ Tbsp Gefen Oat Milk

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line 2–3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with cookie paddles, cream the margarine. Add confectioners’ sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, and vanilla sugar, and mix until combined. Slowly add the flour until you have a soft dough.