Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
If you believe, as I do, that chocolate and raspberry is a flavor combination made in heaven, you will want to try these delicious Raspberry filled Chocolate Thumbprints. They are a great alternative to traditional jam thumbprint cookies that are perfect for chocolate lovers.
These cookies bake up moist and cakey and are not too sweet since you use unsweetened chocolate in the dough.
Raspberry filled Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are especially wonderful holiday cookies - perfect for Valentine's Day, Halloween, and Christmas.
Raspberry filled Chocolate Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces (4 squares) unsweetened chocolate
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar for rolling balls in
- 1/3 cup raspberry jam or preserves for filling
- In a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt until well combined and then set aside.
- In a large microwave safe bowl place the chocolate and butter. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir until mixture is melted and smooth.
- Whisk in the cream cheese until well blended.
- Add 1 cup of sugar, egg, and vanilla and mix well.
- Stir in the flour mixture just until blended.
- Refrigerate at least 15 minutes until the dough is chilled enough to easily be shaped into balls.
- When you are ready to bake, position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Line 2 or 3 baking sheets with parchment paper. Alternatively, bake on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Shape portions of dough into 1-inch balls and roll them in remaining 1/4 cup sugar.
- Place balls on baking sheets at least 2 inches apart.
- Press your thumb or index finger into the center of each cookie to make an indentation that is deep enough to hold the jam. The back of a round 1/4-teaspoon measuring spoon can be used to make the indentation if you prefer.
- Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon of raspberry jam.
- Bake one cookie sheet at a time in the center of the oven until set, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool cookies on the sheet for 1 to 2 minutes then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
This recipe makes about 4 1/2 dozen Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate KISS Thumbprints
Here's fun, easy and versatile recipe for thumprint cookies.
The best part about this recipe is that you can easily substitute the traditional milk chocolate Hershey's Kiss with your favorite Kiss: Milk Chocolate with Almonds, Special Dark Chocolate, Hugs, Caramel, Meltaway Center or Air Delight.
Chocolate KISS Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- Vanilla Filling
- 26 Hershey's Kisses, unwrapped
- In a small mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla.
- In another small bowl, combine flour, cocoa and salt.
- Blend dry flour mixture into creamed mixture.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour, or until firm enough to handle.
- Prepare Vanilla Filling
In a small mixing bowl combine 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon butter (softened), 2 teaspoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Shape refirgerated cookie dough into 1-inch balls.
- Beat egg white slightly.
- Dip each dough ball into egg white and then roll in chopped nuts to coat evenly.
- Place balls on lightly greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Press thumb gently into center of each cookie.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
- As soon as cookies are removed from oven, spoon about 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla Filling into thumbprint.
- Gently press unwrapped Hershey's Kiss into filling in each thumbprint.
- Remove cookies from sheet and cool completely on wire rack.
This recipe makes about 2 dozen Chocolate Kiss Thumbprint Cookies
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