Description
Decadent cookies with a rich chocolate base, filled with cherry pie filling, and topped with a chocolate drizzle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 21 ounces cherry pie filling
- 2 ounces Chocolate Almond Bark or chocolate melting wafers
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Begin by preheating your oven to 350°F (175°C). This ensures that your cookies bake evenly.
- Mix the Dough: In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup of room temperature butter and 2 cups of white sugar until smooth. Next, add 2 eggs and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, mixing well.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, sift together 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, ½ teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of baking soda, and ½ teaspoon of baking powder. Gradually mix these dry ingredients into the wet mixture until combined.
- Shape the Cookies: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into balls. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Using your thumb, create a small indentation in the center of each ball.
- Fill with Cherry Pie Filling: Spoon 1 teaspoon of cherry pie filling into each thumbprint.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes. The cookies should be set but not overbaked.
- Cool and Drizzle: After baking, let the cookies cool on a wire rack. Melt 2 ounces of Chocolate Almond Bark and drizzle it over the cookies for a finishing touch.
Notes
- Press Gently for Thumbprints: When creating the thumbprints, press gently to avoid cracking the dough. If cracks appear, you can smooth them out with your fingers before baking.
- Avoid Overfilling: When adding the cherry pie filling, use about 1 cherry per cookie to prevent overflow during baking, which can cause the cookies to lose their shape.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies