Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints

Name: Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints
Prep time: 2 h 40 min
Cook time: 2 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters chopped dried cherries; 177 milliliters Dutch process cocoa; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps heavy cream; 4 Tbsps cherry liqueur; 177 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 servings Wax and parchment paper; 118 milliliters white chocolate morsels

This recipe makes 6 servings with 679 calories, 9g of protein, and 39g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of wax and parchment paper, cherries, dutch process cocoa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Soak chopped dried cherries in cherry liqueur 1 hour.

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Dried Cherries

Liqueur

Cherries

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth. Stir in cocoa, vanilla, and soaked cherries until blended.

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Cherries

Vanilla

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Stir together flour and next 2 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Shape dough into 1-inch balls (about 1 Tbsp. per ball), and place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Press thumb or end of a wooden spoon into each ball, forming an indentation.

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Dough

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Wooden Spoon

Bake at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Microwave white chocolate morsels and cream in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals. Spoon 1/2 tsp. chocolate mixture into each indentation.

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White Chocolate Chips