Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate cookies rolled in sugar and topped with peppermint Kiss candy.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 140kcal
Cost: $30
Equipment
- 1 stand mixer or handheld mixer
- 1 mixing bowl for dry ingredients
- 2 Large baking sheets
- parchment paper
- 1 small bowl for rolling cookies in sugar
- 1 small cookie scoop
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate melted
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar plus more for rolling
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp coffee liqueur like Mr. Black
- 1¾ cups flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 20-25 candy cane Kisses unwrapped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place parchment paper on both baking sheets. Place two racks in the center of the oven.
- Melt the semisweet chocolate in the microwave, for 20 second increments until melted. Stir until homogenous and let cool. Alternatively, heat the chocolate in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently so it doesn't burn.⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate
- Add the butter and both sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on medium until whipped and fluffy, about 1 minute. Then add the egg, vanilla, coffee liqueur and melted chocolate. Beat again on medium high until whipped. It will appear wet for a little while but it will become homogenous and fluffy after a minute or so.⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate, ½ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, 2 tsp vanilla extract, 1 egg, 2 tbsp coffee liqueur, ½ cup brown sugar
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in three increments, mixing on low until the batter is well incorporated. Scrape down the sides as you go. The batter will be pretty thick at this point. Don't overmix - just mix until well combined and then stop.1¾ cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Pour some granulated sugar into a small bowl. With a cookie scoop, scoop a large tablespoon-sized amount of dough. Roll it in your hands quickly into a tight ball. Roll the dough in the sugar bowl until it's well coated all over. Place the dough on the cookie sheet and repeat until all the cookies are formed, about 20-25. Place about 10 cookies per sheet. They will expand a little in the oven.
- Bake the cookies in the oven for 8-9 minutes, until the cookies look set. Let the cookies cool for about 2 minutes, and then push a Hershey kiss into the center of each one. Let them cool longer and transfer them to a cookie rack if you have one. Enjoy!20-25 candy cane Kisses