Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (fine salt)
- 1 cup butter (room temp)
- 1 cup sugar (xtra for rolling)
- 1 large egg (room temp)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 48 peppermint candy Hershey chocolate kisses (red and white ones)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a med bowl, whisk dry ingredients together.
- In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla to butter mixture.
- Combine gradually flour mixture to butter mixture.
- Roll dough in one inch balls, then roll in xtra sugar to coat (can use sanding sugar).
- Place on parchment lined pans 1 inch apart.
- Bake 5 minutes then remove from oven and make thumbprint (I used a melon baller) to make indention in center of each cookie.
- Return to oven and bake 4 minutes exactly (they look raw, but don't worry :).
- Remove pan from oven and place kiss on each cookie.
- They need to sit for a few hours to set.
flour, unsweetened cocoa, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, peppermint
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-peppermint-thumbprints-469763 (may not work)