Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, brown sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until easy to handle, 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Place almonds in a separate shallow bowl. Dip balls in egg white; roll in almonds., Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb. Bake until edges are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks., In a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, cherry juice, butter and milk until smooth. Fill each cookie with 1/4 tsp. filling; top with 1 cherry. Drizzle with candy coating. Let stand until set.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake 7-9 minutes or until firm. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, butter and cherry juice. Fill each cookie with 1/2 teaspoon filling. Top each with a cherry. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set.

MARASCHINO CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat baking sheets with baking spray.
• Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and mix well.
• Shape dough into level tablespoon-sized balls. Roll in corn flakes. Place on the prepared baking sheets. Make a shallow indention in the tops of the cookies with your thumb; top each cookie with a halved cherry.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cut butter into pats and beat with electric mixer until creamy, then add sugar.
• 2. While butter is mixing drain cherries and cut each in half.
• 3. Beat sugar and butter till blended then add eggs and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• 4. Mix in dry ingredients.
• 5. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in 30 second intervals at half power in a glass bowl in the microwave till smooth and creamy.
• 6. Add melted chocolate to cookie dough and mix well.
• 7. Using a small cookie scoop make evenly sized cookies and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
• 8. Using your thumb make an impression and fill with half a cherry.
• 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and allow to cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to wax paper.
• 10. When cookies cool, melt remaining cup of chocolate chips in the microwave then transfer to a pastry bag and drizzle onto each cookie.