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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Quick and easy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies use a sugar cookie mix as the base and are filled with homemade chocolate ganache.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 174 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 17.5 ounces sugar cookie mix (1 bag)
- ½ cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- ½ cup salted butter softened, (1 stick)
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons heavy cream
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
Ganache:
- ¾ cup milk chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar cookie mix and cocoa powder until combined.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, beat in the softened salted butter, large egg and heavy cream until smooth and combined.
- Pour the granulated white sugar into a shallow bowl and then use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out cookie dough and roll it into a ball.
- Roll each ball in the sugar to coat the dough and then place on the prepared baking sheets, about 1 ½ inches apart.
- Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, for 10-14 minutes or until cracked all over and set on the edges.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes and then indent the center of each cookie with a rounded teaspoon and remove to a cooling rack.
- Make the ganache by placing the chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl and heating the heavy cream in the microwave or stove top just until steaming. Do not boil and be sure to stir frequently.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Whisk together the chocolate chips and cream until thick and smooth and then place about 1 teaspoon of ganache in the center of each prepared cookie.
- Allow the cookies and ganache to cool completely and then serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container.
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Notes
- Place leftover cookies into an airtight container or ziptop plastic bag and store at room temperature for up to 5 days. Leftover cookies can be frozen too. Just transfer them to an airtight container or freezer safe bag and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
98mg
(4%)
Potassium
35mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
208IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 98mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 35mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 208IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.