Cardamon Fig Thumbprint Cookies

I love jam cookies. I have previously posted coconut jam cookies on the blog, and whenever I make them I have a tough time controlling myself from finishing the entire batch.

If you have been following me on instagram, you might remember me mentioning about the shoot I did for Gimme Emporium, a local Dallas based business. After the shoot Tina and Jessica, the owners, sent me home with a few of their jams, including a bottle of fig jam, along with a lot of other amazing goodies.

Growing up I loved jam and toast, but nowadays I hardly ever buy jam because of the high sugar content and the different preservatives one finds in most store bought jams. Occasionally though I do still like warm toast with a little butter and homemade fruit preserve but those occasions are rare.

Since I knew V and I wont be eating toast and jam as much, I decided to make these wholewheat cardamom thumbprint cookies with the fig jam I got thanks to Gimme Emporium and am glad I did.

Cardamom is a great spice to add in baked goods, and it pairs so well with the fig jam in these cookies. While the original recipe calls for all purpose flour, I have realized most baked goods and especially cookies turn out great if you sub half of the all purpose flour with whole wheat. The nutty taste of whole wheat is an added bonus to the taste of cookies.

For the jam, you could use store bought or if you are in Dallas, go ahead order Gimme emporium’s.