Peppermint & Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Homemade cookies make great gifts. Especially these peppermint & chocolate thumbprint cookies.
24 Serving(s)
Ingredients
- crushed peppermint candies, for filling
- 3 cups Schnucks flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup Schnucks butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 Schnucks egg
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- white, milk or dark chocolate melting wafers, for filling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder, if desired. Set aside.
- Using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth. With mixer still running, add egg and vanilla, then gradually blend in flour mixture until incorporated.
- Roll dough into teaspoon-sized balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make indentations by pressing thumb into center of each dough ball. Add to oven and bake 8-10 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Using the back of a round measuring teaspoon, immediately re-form indentations in each cookie.
- Melt white, milk or dark chocolate melting wafers according to package directions. Fill indentations of cookies with chocolate and top with crushed peppermint candies.
- Bake for an additional three minutes. Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a baking rack. Allow to cool before serving.
Short on time? Skip the first two steps and swap in Schnucks Sugar Ready-to-Bake Cooke Dough!
Nutrition Facts
266 Calories Per ServingFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 123mgCarbohydrates: 36gSugars: 23gProtein: 3gActual nutritional values may vary depending on specific ingredients used and/or modifications to the recipe