Description
Delicious chocolate thumbprint cookies filled with ganache and topped with nonpareils.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup salted butter (room temperature)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp corn starch
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 4 oz semi-sweet or dark chocolate (chips or chopped bar)
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp salted butter (optional, for shine)
- ¼ tsp nonpareils
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a stand mixer beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until creamy. Mix in egg yolk.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch and salt, then add to the wet ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms. Scoop 20 even balls of dough and roll until smooth. Press an indentation into each ball with your thumb or a teaspoon.
- Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges look set. Reshape the cookies by gently scooting a bowl or round cookie cutter to make cookies into a perfect circle. Re-press the center while cookies are warm to deepen the thumbprint. Allow to cool completely.
- Heat the heavy cream in the microwave until steaming and just beginning to bubble around the edges (about 40 seconds) or warm it gently in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Do not let it boil. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate, let sit 1–2 minutes, then stir until smooth. If using, stir the butter in. Allow ganache to cool for 3-5 minutes and fill each cookie. Top with nonpareils and let it set before serving.
Notes
- Make sure the butter is at room temperature for easier mixing.
- Add more nonpareils for extra decoration if desired.
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to one week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg