Peanut butter, oatmeal, or chocolate cookie dough can readily replace shortbread or sugar thumbprint cookie dough.
Even more interesting than changing cookie types are the numerous filling options.
However, jam and preserves aren't the only ways to cover thumbprint cookie gaps.
A thumbprint cookie's center can be filled with chocolate, like a blossom cookie's Hershey's Kiss when pressed into a peanut butter cookie.
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Spoon Nutella into the indentions and top with chopped hazelnuts for extra texture.
The sticky, sweet center of homemade or store-bought caramel sauce can be sprinkled with flaky sea salt.
A thumbprint cookie's center can be filled with chocolate, like a blossom cookie's Hershey's Kiss when pressed into a peanut butter cookie.
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