Cocoa Thumbprints

Name: Cocoa Thumbprints
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 118 milliliters unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, melted

The recipe Cocoa Thumbprints could satisfy your Southern craving in around 1 hour and 15 minutes. For 8 cents per serving, you get a dessert that serves 36. One serving contains 48 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, salt, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Whisk the flour, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, the cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

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Salt

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Add the melted butter and eggs and stir until combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.

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Place the confectioners' sugar and the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar in 2 separate small bowls.

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Powdered Sugar

Granulated Sugar

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Roll scant tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in the granulated sugar and then in the confectioners' sugar.

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Place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Lightly flatten each ball with your fingers and make a deep 1/2-inch-wide indentation in the centers with your thumb.

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Place your choice of filling in the indentation.

Bake the cookies until puffed and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes.

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Let cool 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

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Photograph by Steve Giralt

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 118milliliters

confectioners' sugar 118milliliters

unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten 355milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

salt 6Tbsps

unsalted butter, melted

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Bully Hill Vineyards Dry Riesling with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.