Double Chocolate Thumbprints
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only)
- 30 nugget-sized chocolate candy bars, cut in half
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Combine flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder in bowl; set aside.
- Combine butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add egg yolk, continue beating until well mixed.
- Add flour mixture; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls.
- Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb.
- Bake 10-11 minutes or until set.
- Remove from oven; immediately press candy piece into center of each cookie, cut-side down.
- Return to oven; continue baking 1 minute or until candy begins to melt.
- (Candy may appear to retain its shape.)
- Swirl melted chocolate with back of small spoon.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets.
- Remove to cooling racks.
- Cool completely.
flour, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, chocolate
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1570/double-chocolate-thumbprints (may not work)