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Close-up plate of chocolate thumbprint cookies with glossy chocolate filling in the center and dusted lightly with powdered sugar.

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Soft, fudgy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies with rich cocoa flavor and customizable jam, caramel, or chocolate fillings.
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Course: Cookies, Dessert, Holiday Baking
Cuisine: American, Baking
Keyword: Best chocolate thumbprint cookies, Chocolate thumbprint cookies recipe, Chocolate thumbprint cookies with cocoa powder, Chocolate thumbprint cookies with jam, Easy chocolate thumbprint cookies, Old fashioned chocolate thumbprint cookies, Simple chocolate thumbprint cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Chill Time (Optional): 15 minutes
Total Time: 47 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 92kcal
Cost: $12

Equipment

  • 1 Large Baking Sheets (Lined with parchment)
  • 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
  • 1 Wire cooling rack (For cooling)
  • 1 Small Cookie Scoop (1-inch balls)
  • 1 Mixing bowls (Wet + dry ingredients)
  • 1 Parchment paper (Or silicone mats)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling Options choose any

  • — — Raspberry jam warmed slightly
  • — — Strawberry preserves
  • — — Apricot jam
  • — — Nutella
  • — — Caramel sauce thick caramel preferred
  • — — Chocolate ganache

Optional Toppings

  • — — Crushed nuts Roll edges
  • — — Powdered sugar For dusting
  • — — Melted chocolate Drizzle
  • — — Sea salt flakes For caramel version

Instructions

  • Combine all the dry ingredients thoroughly and evenly
    Baking workspace with bowls of butter, cocoa powder, flour, and a whisk mixing dry ingredients into chocolate cookie dough on a messy kitchen counter.
  • Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
  • Roll the dough into balls and create centered indents
    Hand removing freshly baked chocolate thumbprint cookies from a parchment-lined baking sheet inside an oven, steam rising from the warm cookies.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are set but soft
  • Fill each cooled cookie center with your chosen filling

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 22g | Calories: 92kcal (5%) | Carbohydrates: 11g (4%) | Protein: 1g (2%) | Fat: 5g (8%) | Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg (5%) | Sodium: 38mg (2%) | Potassium: 63mg (2%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 6g (7%) | Vitamin A: 94IU (2%) | Calcium: 10mg (1%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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