Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints

Name: Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 2/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup dark chocolate baking chips, melted, cooled; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Filling; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract; 1 drop red food color; 3 to 4 teaspoons ( ) milk; 2 tablespoons crushed peppermint candies or candy canes; Drizzle; 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips; 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Double chocolate thumbprint cookies are filled with a minty frosting for a festive treat.

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40 min

Prep Time

1 hr 10 min

Total Time

Ingredients

²/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

²/₃ cup firmly packed brown sugar

³/₄ cup dark chocolate baking chips, melted, cooled

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

Filling

1 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₄ teaspoon peppermint extract

1 drop red food color

3 to 4 teaspoons ( ) milk

2 tablespoons crushed peppermint candies or candy canes

Drizzle

¹/₃ cup dark chocolate chips

¹/₂ teaspoon vegetable oil

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine 2/3 cup butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or back of teaspoon.
STEP 4

Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, peppermint extract and food color in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Spoon 1 scant teaspoon filling into each cookie indentation. Immediately sprinkle with crushed candy.
STEP 6

Place 1/3 cup chocolate chips and oil in bowl. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted. Spoon into resealable plastic food bag; cut off small corner of bag to create hole. Pipe drizzle over filling.

100 Calories

5 Fat (g)

15 Cholesterol (mg)

45 Sodium (mg)

13 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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