Truffle-Filled Orange Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Truffle-Filled Orange Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 teaspoon light corn syrup; 118 milliliters dark chocolate chips; 2 egg yolks; 414 milliliters Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 Tbsps whipping cream

Truffle-Filled Orange Thumbprint Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 58 calories. This vegetarian recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up salt, butter, egg yolks, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray or lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets.

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In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, the egg yolks, vanilla and orange peel until light and fluffy. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt until well blended. On low speed, beat flour mixture into butter mixture.

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Baking Powder

Orange Zest

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Measure 2 tablespoons sugar into small bowl. Dip top of each ball into sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Make large indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or end of wooden spoon or thumb.

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Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. If necessary, make another indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or end of wooden spoon or thumb. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

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Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, cream and 1 tablespoon butter uncovered on High 40 seconds; stir. Continue heating and stirring 15 seconds at a time until smooth. Stir in corn syrup. Spoon generous 1/2 teaspoon filling into indentation of each cookie. Top each cookie with piece of sugared orange peel.

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Chocolate Chips