Double Chocolate Thumbprints

Name: Double Chocolate Thumbprints
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 60 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only); Filling; 30 nugget-sized chocolate candy bars , cut in half

Chocolate candy bar nuggets make a rich and creamy filling for these fudgy thumbprints.

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45 min

Prep Time

1 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₂ cup unsweetened cocoa

¹/₂ teaspoon baking powder

¹/₂ teaspoon salt

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

³/₄ cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg (yolk only)

Filling

30 nugget-sized chocolate candy bars , cut in half

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 325°F.
STEP 2

Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder in bowl; set aside.
STEP 3

Combine butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg yolk, continue beating until well mixed. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
STEP 4

Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb.
STEP 5

Bake 10-11 minutes or until set. Remove from oven; immediately press candy piece into center of each cookie, cut-side down. Return to oven; continue baking 1 minute or until candy begins to melt. (Candy may appear to retain its shape.) Swirl melted chocolate with back of small spoon. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely.

Tip #1

- Nugget-sized chocolate candy bars are individually wrapped and come in 10- to 19-ounce bags. Choose your favorite, such as milk chocolate with toffee & almonds, dark chocolate with almonds, extra milk chocolate with almonds, milk chocolate etc.