Chocolate Thumbprints Cookies

Name: Chocolate Thumbprints Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters baking cocoa; 1 Tbsp butter, softened; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 egg, separated; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 26 milk chocolate kisses; 2 teaspoons milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters finely chopped walnuts

Chocolate Thumbprints Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 233 calories, 4g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up egg, walnuts, confectioners' sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, milk and vanilla.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until or until easy to handle.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

In a small bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; dip in egg white, then roll in nuts.

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Egg Whites

Dough

Nuts

Roll

Dip

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Whisk

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Place on greased baking sheets. Using a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in center of each cookie.

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Baking Sheet

Wooden Spoon

Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until center is set.

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For filling, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla; stir until smooth. Spoon or pipe 1/4 teaspoon into each warm cookie; gently press a chocolate kiss in the center. Carefully remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

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Powdered Sugar