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Easy Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are rich cocoa cookies with soft, chewy centers filled with silky chocolate ganache. These elegant yet easy cookies deliver bakery-quality flavor with a stunning thumbprint presentation.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 34 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 155
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cookie Dough
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 egg yolks room temperature
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache Filling
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • Nonpareils optional

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
  2. Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar for 2 minutes.
  3. Add egg yolks and vanilla; mix until fluffy.
  4. Mix in dry ingredients just until combined.
  5. Roll dough into 1-tbsp balls and press thumbprints into centers.
  6. Chill cookies for 1 hour.
  7. Bake at 350°F for 9–11 minutes.
  8. Heat cream, pour over chocolate chips, and stir until smooth.
  9. Fill cooled cookies with ganache and chill briefly to set.

Notes

Chilling is essential to prevent spreading. Re-press thumbprints while cookies are warm if they puff up during baking.