Jam Thumbprint Cookie SVG

About this design

Thumbprints are the honest cookies of the holiday tin: roll a ball, press a dent, spoon in some jam. This drawing keeps that homemade character. The outline wanders a little instead of forming a true circle, and the wide red well in the middle looks ready to be spooned to the brim.

A ring of chocolate color borders the jam, and one small cream oval at the upper left gives it the shine of something still glossy from the oven. Those two small touches are all the decoration it has.

Colors in the file

• Base and lines in dark roasted cocoa: the unbroken foundation, seen as the contour lines and a modest edging
• Cookie in honeyed tan: the hand-shaped round
• Cream icing in ivory: the highlight on the jam
• Red icing in strawberry red: the jam
• Chocolate in warm chocolate brown: the narrow ring around the jam

Pieces and weeding

Just 4 pieces, plus 3 cut-outs, so weeding goes fast. The pieces are the cookie, the ring, the jam and the highlight. Once cut, the inner parts have no connection to the cookie, so vinyl crafters will want transfer tape, while card makers should mount everything on a backing card. It passes our cut checks from about 1.5 inches wide.

Gift plate

A paper plate of homemade cookies deserves a little dressing up, and this round design is big and simple enough to do it.

• Plate toppers clipped to plastic wrap with a note on the back.
• Neighbor gift cards with the cookie on the front.
• Treat bag labels at the larger end of the size range.
• Tea towels wrapped around a plate as part of the gift.
• Oven mitts with one bold cookie in the center.

Size guide

With only four bold parts, this cookie holds up well at small sizes, and 1.5 inches is the floor. To make stickers or tags under that size, print the color version and finish it with Print Then Cut.

Assembling a cardstock version

Begin with the dark base, then add the tan cookie, lining up the outer curves. The ring is delicate, so let the glue tack up slightly before pressing it down. Seat the red center inside it and finish with the cream oval at the upper left, so the shine falls on the side the drawing intends.

Changing the filling

• Golden yellow for apricot jam
• Deep purple for blackcurrant or grape
• Pale green for mint jelly, with a gold ring

We explain how to preview a filling swap in our guide on SVG color changes.

Pairs well with

The Linzer Heart Cookie shares the jam color and the plain baked look, and the Christmas Cookie Jar gives you somewhere to put a whole batch. The Rolling Pin and Cookie Cutters add a nice kitchen scene alongside it.