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Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies

A great cookie for the holidays! Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies are a soft chocolate thumbprint cookie with a mint fudge center drizzled in chocolate.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 203kcal
Author: Julie Evink

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 ounces chocolate almond bark

Mint Fudge

  • 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips
  • ½ of 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ teaspoon mint extract
  • Green Food Coloring

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add cocoa, salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour. Mix until combined.
  • Roll dough into 1 in. balls. Place on greased baking sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press thumb into center of cookie to make a well.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. If the "thumbprint" disappear while cooking press center of cookie down again with the back of a wooden spoon or spatula. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
  • For the fudge melt together white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously. Stir in mint extract. Spoon into center of cookies.
  • Melt chocolate Candiquik according to package directions. Drizzle over cookies. Let the chocolate set and serve immediately or store in an air tight container.

Notes

Do you have to chill the cookie dough?
Nope! It’s one reason I love this recipe! Once you’ve made the chocolate cookie dough, you can bake it right away.
Can I make the mint fudge filling in the microwave?
I prefer to melt the white chocolate on the stove. White chocolate can scorch easily in the microwave.
How long do they keep at room temperature?
Stored properly, they will keep well for up to three days.
I don’t like mint. Can you fill them with something else?
Yes, you can try other fillings to switch them up! If you don’t like mint, leave out the extract and make white chocolate fudge filling.
Or, skip the fudge and fill the chocolate thumbprint cookies with jam, chocolate filling (like chocolate ganache), or frosting.
You can also make chocolate peppermint thumbprints by swapping the mint extract for peppermint extract.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 203kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 138mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1.4mg