Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 dozen
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter, plus
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon table salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate (I use Cadbury bars)
- 1 teaspoon corn syrup
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a bowl using an electric mixer, beat together the stick of butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla on medium speed until smooth.
- When smooth, about two minutes, on low speed, add flour until fully incorporated.
- Form balls using 2 teaspoons of dough.
- Place balls one inch apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes, remove from oven and press thumb or wide dowel carefully into cookies to create indention.
- Turn pan and put in oven to bake for 7 to 9 minutes more or until golden brown on edge.
- Combine chocolate, remaining butter and corn syrup in double boiler, stirring occasionally until melted; allow to slightly cool to thicken.
- When thick, fill indentions and transfer to refrigerator (if you prefer) to set up.
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