Thumbprint Cookie Bars

What are Thumbprint Cookie Bars??

Just like the classic thumbprint cookies, these thumbprint cookie bars have a buttery cookie base and sweet, jewel-toned jam centers. Made with cookie dough and cream cheese, they’re rich and tender. A sprinkling of white sparkling sugar adds just the right crunch and sparkle to these easy -to-make cookies.

Can thumbprint cookie bars be made in advance?

These yummy jam bar cookies are best made the day you’ll be serving them, so they are at their peak of freshness.

Why Does My First Jam Cookie Bar Always Break When Removing from the Pan?

We can run into that problem as well! It’s hard to get under the first cookie to lift it out easily. One way to avoid this is to line your pan with foil before baking, so that you can lift all the jam bar cookies out at once to cut them. Turn your pan upside down; form a piece of foil over the bottom and sides of the pan. Remove the foil; turn the pan upside right. Place the formed foil into the pan. Once the bars are cooled, lift the bars with the foil from the pan onto a cutting board. Fold down the sides, and the bars will be a cinch to cut!