Easy Thumbprint Cookies

Wash your hands with soap and water. Gather the visual recipe, ingredients, and equipment.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a bowl and mix together with a spoon.
Using the mixer, whip the butter and sugar until the mixture is fluffy.
Add the eggs, vanilla, and oil to the mixer. Mix until combined.
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixer.
Form a 1-inch ball of dough by rolling the dough in the palms of your hands. Place on the cookie sheet.
Make a thumprint in the cookie and fill with ¾ teaspoon of jam.
Repeat the last two steps until all of the cough has been shaped and filled with jam.
Put on oven mitts. Place the cookie sheets in the oven. Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are golden brown.
Put on oven mitts and remove the cookies from the oven. Don't forget to turn off the oven.