Double Dark Thumbprint Cookies
- 1 13 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon table salt
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 14 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
- 1 13 cups sugar
- 12 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy
- 3 large eggs
- 34 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 2 ounces unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment or nonstick baking liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, sugar, and cocoa powder on medium speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.
- Scrape down the bowl and the beater.
- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until blended after each addition, about 30 seconds, and adding the vanilla along with the last egg, Continue mixing on medium speed until well blended, about 1 minute.
- Add the cooled melted chocolate and mix until just blended, about 30 seconds.
- Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until well blended, about 1 minute.
- Using a mini ice cream scoop, drop tablespoons of dough about 1 1/2" apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake, one sheet at a time, until the cookies are puffed and the tops cracked and dry, 11 to 13 minutes.
- When the cookies are just out of the oven, use the rounded side of a 1/2 teaspoon measure or the end of a thick wooden spoon to make a small deep well in the center of each cookie.
- Let the cookies sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
- At this point, you can fill the cookies immediately, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to one month before filling.
- Filling: Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave or in a medium bowl set in a skillet of barely simmering water, stirring with a rubber spatula until smooth.
- Remove from the heat and set aside until cool and slightly thickened.
- Sppon the chocolate mixture in the the wells of the cooled cookies.
- Set aside until the chocolate firms up, about an hour.
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days,.
flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, unsalted butter, sugar, cocoa, eggs, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-dark-thumbprint-cookies-450853 (may not work)