Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Delicious and chewy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies filled with smooth chocolate ganache centers.
Equipment
- baking sheets
- medium bowl
- large bowl
- Electric Mixer
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- spoon
- Cooling Rack
- microwave or stove
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
- ½ cup cocoa powder Dutch process
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
For the Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- nonpareils for sprinkling on top, optional
Instructions
For the Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Add flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder to a medium sized bowl. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
- Add butter, brown sugar and granulated white sugar to a large bowl. Cream together with an electric mixer for two minutes.
- Add the egg yolks and vanilla to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until pale in color and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Scoop the dough into 34 portions, then roll into balls. (About 1 tablespoon of dough.)
- Transfer the dough to the baking sheets.
- Using a ¼ tsp, press down on the dough balls to create an indent.
- Chill the prepared indented dough balls for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Arrange the prepared dough about 1 ½ inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes. (I think 10 minutes is perfect.)
- When the cookies are done baking, lightly press down on the centers again with a ¼ tsp.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer them to a cooling rack to completely cool.
For the Chocolate Ganache
- Add the chocolate chips to a small bowl.
- Heat the heavy cream in the microwave, or on the stove, until just about boiling.
- Pour the heavy cream over the chocolate chips and let sit for 1 minute.
- Stir to combine the cream and chocolate together.
Assembling the Cookies
- Fill each well of the cookies with about 1 teaspoon of ganache, more if it'll fit.
- Sprinkle sprinkles over the cookies if you wish.
- Chill the cookies in the fridge for 10-15 minutes to allow the ganache to set.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to three days.
Notes
Measure your flour properly. Do not ever scoop a measuring cup into your flour. This will always lead to using too much flour. Instead, sprinkle spoonfuls of flour into your measuring cup and swipe excess flour off with the back of a knife. Or better yet, weigh your flour. 1 cup of flour equals 125 grams.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 50mgSugar: 8gCalcium: 1mgIron: 3mg
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