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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies from What The Fork Food Blog

Double Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

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These Double Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are a great twist to the more traditional raspberry thumbprint cookies. They’re great for cookie swaps, homemade gifts or any time you’re feeling like chocolate.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
By: Sharon Lachendro
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Ingredients

For the Cookies:

  • 1 C two sticks butter, softened
  • 3/4 C granulated sugar
  • 1/3 C cocoa powder
  • 2 C gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum omit if using regular flour
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

For the Glaze:

  • 1 C powdered sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 Tbsp hot water

Instructions

  • Cream together butter and sugar. In a seperate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, xanthan gum and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and mix until just combined. Refrigerate dough 1 hour or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat.
  • Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch balls and use your thumb or teaspoon to indent. Bake for 7-9 minutes. Reform indent if necessary after baking.
  • While the cookies are cooling, mix together powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and water. Spoon glaze into cookies and immediately garnish with sprinkles if desired.
  • Let the glaze set before storing in air-tight containers or freezing.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Pinch of Yum.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

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