Thumbprint Cookies Recipe #339624
These cookies are filled with a chocolate frosting. Recipe is from Family Circle.
by Lainey6605
1 hour | 15 min prep
SERVES 36 , 3 dozen cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In bowl, mix flour, cocoa and salt.
- In large bowl, beat sugar, butter and egg until creamy.
- Stir in flour mixture.
- Shape dough into 36 balls of 2 t each.
- Refrigerate for awhile if dough is too soft to work with.
- Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Make indent in center of each with thumb.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes, until set.
- Cool on wire racks.
- In bowl, stir 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar with 3 1/2 teaspoons water.
- Transfer to a plastic bag and snip a small corner from the bag.
- Drizzle icing over cooled cookies, let dry.
- Beat remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and cream cheese until smooth.
- Beat in chocolate.
- Transfer to a plastic bag.
- Snip off corner of bag; fill centers of cookies.
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