Best Chocolate Fudge Thumbprint Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour. , In a small bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; dip in egg white, then roll in nuts. Place on greased baking sheets. Using a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in center of each cookie. Bake at 350° until center is set, 10-12 minutes. , For filling, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla; stir until smooth. Spoon or pipe 1/4 teaspoon into each warm cookie; gently press a chocolate kiss in the center. Carefully remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325 degrees.
• Mix margarine, light brown sugar, and vanilla till smooth.
• Beat in 1/2 cup corn syrup and egg.
• Blend in 3 cups of flour and salt, adding more flour if necessary to make dough.
• You can refrigerate at this point for 48 hours.
• Roll dough into 1 inch balls, roll in nuts to coat.
• Place on ungreased sheet 2 inches apart. Press thumb into ball.
• Fill with prepared filling:.
• Warm 1/3 cup light corn syrup in saucepan or carefully in microwave.
• Add chocolate chips; heat and stir till melted and mixed.
• Let cool till you can handle it easily. Then put into pastry bag or sealable bag. (Cut SMALL snip from bottom corner).
• Fill hollow thumbprints with chocolate mix.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or till firm.
• Cool on wire rack.

PEPPERMINT-FUDGE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa and salt until dough forms.
• Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart. Press thumb or end of wooden spoon into center of each cookie, but do not press all the way to the cookie sheet.
• Bake 7 to 11 minutes or until edges are firm. If necessary, quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until steaming. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Cool about 10 minutes or until thickened.
• Spoon rounded 1/2 teaspoon filling into indentation in each cookie. Top with decors.