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<\/span>Thumbprint Appetizers with Variations<\/span><\/h2>\n
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So cheesy, sweet and\/or spicy, these thumbprint appetizers with a variety of toppings will be the hit of your party.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>24<\/span> thumbprint appetizers<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>Adapted from various recipes<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/span>Ingredients<\/span><\/h3>

<\/span>Dough – Variation 1, Cheesy Thumbprint Appetizers<\/span><\/h4>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> all-purpose flour<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> unsalted butter<\/span> softened<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cup<\/span> shredded sharp Cheddar cheese<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bd<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> garlic powder<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bc<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> salt<\/span><\/li>
  • \u00bc<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tablespoon<\/span> Dijon mustard<\/span> optional, for extra flavor<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    <\/span>Dough – Variation 2, Crescent Roll Thumbprint Appetizers<\/span><\/h4>
    • 1<\/span> package (3oz)<\/span> cream cheese<\/span> softened<\/span><\/li>
    • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> crumbled Gorgonzola cheese<\/span> (or small chunks from a block of cheese)<\/span><\/li>
    • 1<\/span> (8oz) can<\/span> refrigerated Crescent Rolls <\/span> (or 1 can (8 oz) refrigerated Crescent Dough Sheet)<\/span><\/li>
    • \u2153<\/span> cup<\/span> chopped Pecans<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

      <\/span>Filling – Variation 1, Hot Pepper Jelly<\/span><\/h4>
      • \u00bc<\/span> cup<\/span> hot pepper jelly<\/span> (or more to taste)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

        <\/span>Filling – Variation 2, Fig Preserves<\/span><\/h4>
        • \u00bc<\/span> cup<\/span> Fig Preserves<\/span> (or more to taste)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

          <\/span>Filling – Variation 3, Red Onion Jam<\/span><\/h4>
          • 1<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> extra virgin olive oil<\/span><\/li>
          • \u2153<\/span> cup<\/span> finely chopped red onion<\/span><\/li>
          • 1<\/span> tablespoon<\/span> balsamic vinegar<\/span><\/li>
          • \u00bc<\/span> cup<\/span> Apricot Preserves<\/span><\/li>
          • \u215b to \u00bc<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> dried thyme leaves<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

            <\/span>Filling – Variation 4, Onion Jam<\/span><\/h4>
            • 2<\/span> tablespoons<\/span> olive oil<\/span><\/li>
            • 2<\/span> large<\/span> onions<\/span> (about 1\u00bd pounds, roughly chopped)<\/span><\/li>
            • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> red wine vinegar<\/span><\/li>
            • 1<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> kosher salt<\/span><\/li>
            • \u00bd<\/span> teaspoon<\/span> black pepper<\/span><\/li>
            • \u00bd<\/span> cup<\/span> granulated sugar<\/span><\/li>
            • 2<\/span> sprigs<\/span> fresh rosemary<\/span> (or dried rosemary, to taste)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

              <\/span>Filling – Variation 5, Blue Cheese<\/span><\/h4>
              • Blue cheese crumbles<\/span> or small chunks from a block of cheese – Danish Blue, or similar is good (amount to taste)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

                <\/span>Instructions<\/span><\/h3>

                <\/span>Dough – Variation 1, Cheesy Thumbprint Appetizers<\/span><\/h4>
                • Preheat the Oven:<\/strong> Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                • Make the Dough<\/strong>: In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, flour, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add Dijon mustard if desired. Mix everything together until the dough forms a smooth, cohesive ball.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                • Shape the Dough<\/strong>: Use your hands or a small cookie scoop to form the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheet, spaced about 1 inch apart.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                • Create the Thumbprint<\/strong>: Use your thumb or the back of a spoon to make an indentation in the center of each dough ball, creating a small well.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                • Bake the Dough<\/strong>: Bake the thumbprint cookies in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                • Cool:<\/strong> Once the cookies are out of the oven, let them cool for 5 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                  <\/span>Dough – Variation 2, Crescent Roll Thumbprint Appetizers<\/span><\/h4>
                  • Preheat the oven<\/strong>: Heat oven to 375\u00b0F.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                  • Prepare cheese mixture<\/strong>: In small bowl, mix cream cheese and Gorgonzola cheese with fork until blended.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                  • Prepare dough<\/strong>: Unroll dough: separate or cut into 2 rectangles, each about 11 inches long. Place 1 rectangle on cutting board; if using crescent dough, press perforations together to seal.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                  • Apply cheese mixture<\/strong>: Spread half of the cheese mixture over dough to within \u00bd inch of long sides; sprinkle half of the pecans evenly over cheese. Starting at 1 long side, roll up; press seam to seal. Cut roll into 16 (about \u00be-inch) slices with serrated knife; place cut sides down on ungreased large cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, cheese and pecans.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                  • Bake the Dough<\/strong>: Bake 14 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                    <\/span>Filling – Variation 1, Hot Pepper Jelly<\/span><\/h4>
                    • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                    • Spoon a small amount of hot pepper jelly (about \u00bd teaspoon) into the indentation of each cookie.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                      <\/span>Filling – Variation 2, Fig Preserves<\/span><\/h4>
                      • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                      • Spoon a small amount of fig preserves (about \u00bd teaspoon) into the indentation of each cookie.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                        <\/span>Filling – Variation 3, Red Onion Jam<\/span><\/h4>
                        • In an 8-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add red onion; cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and lightly brown.<\/div><\/li>
                        • Remove from heat. Stir in vinegar, apricot preserves (breaking up large pieces of fruit if necessary), and thyme. Set aside for jam to cool.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                        • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
                        • Spoon a small amount of the red onion jam (about \u00bd teaspoon) into the indentation of each cookie.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                          <\/span>Filling – Variation 4, Onion Jam<\/span><\/h4>
                          • In a large saut\u00e9 pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.<\/div><\/li>
                          • Saut\u00e9 the onions until they turn soft and translucent and some are lightly browned at the edges, about 10-15 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
                          • Reduce the heat to medium low and add the vinegar, salt and pepper. Continue cooking, letting the vinegar reduce, about 2-3 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
                          • Stir in the sugar and rosemary. Increase the heat to medium-high and saut\u00e9 for 10-15 minutes. The onions should be completely soft, jammy and caramelized.<\/div><\/li>
                          • Remove from heat. Let the jam cool.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
                          • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
                          • Spoon a small amount of the onion jam (about \u00bd teaspoon) into the indentation of each cookie.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>

                            <\/span>Filling – Variation 5, Blue Cheese<\/span><\/h4>
                            • Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes.<\/div><\/li>
                            • Spoon a small chunk of blue cheese (about \u00bd teaspoon) into the indentation of each cookie. <\/span>
                              <\/div>Or add a small chunk of blue cheese to any of the other fillings to combine them.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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                              <\/span>Notes<\/span><\/h3>
                              <\/span>For the Onion Jam:<\/span><\/h5>\nThe Onion Jam recipe makes about 1\u00bd<\/span> cups.<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nYou can use red onions, yellow onions, white onions, sweet onions or a mix.<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nFor more rich and intense flavor, use balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar.<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nFor fresh herbs, you can substitute with thyme or include both rosemary and thyme.<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nYou can swap light brown sugar for granulated sugar.<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nStore the jam in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks.\u00a0<\/span>
                              <\/div>\nTo keep the jam up to 2 months, put it in the freezer. Store in ice cube trays. They are easier to thaw and if you are adding them to simmering soups or sauces, you can throw in frozen cubes<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[134,2019,618,362,1598,2459,140,696,697,3530,1712],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american","category-appetizer","category-baked","category-breakfast-brunch","category-bryans-favorites","category-christmas","category-side","category-snack","category-stove-top","category-thanksgiving","category-vegetarian"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ThumbprintAppetizers.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6527,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6513\/revisions\/6527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bhiggs.x10hosting.com\/foodie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}